Mark Twain — "I am an atheist. I don't believe in God. I believe in a God who is not God."

"I am a person who has always been very much in favor of doing what is right, and I have always been very much against doing what is wrong."

"The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug."

"The human race is a joke. We are the only beings on this planet that have developed a sense of humor, and yet we are the only ones who take ourselves seriously."

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in yo…"

"What a world of trouble those who never marry escape!"