Samuel Johnson

Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.

Let me smile with the wise, and feed with the rich.

When men come to like a sea-life, they are not fit to live on land.

As our expedition to New York seems likely to be attended with a very fatal Consequence, and ourselves haply censured for undertaking it without assurance of success.

I generally don't follow domestic news that much aside from how it relates to the stories I'm covering abroad, like what Americans think of the War in Afghanistan.

I have always had confidence in my own ability.