There is no shortcut to anyplace worth going.

There is no short cut to a place worth going.

A primary function of art and thought is to liberate the individual from the tyranny of his culture in the environmental sense and to permit him to stand beyond it in an autonomy of perception and judgment.

Attachment to spiritual things is... just as much an attachment as inordinate love of anything else.

I really do believe I can accomplish a great deal with a big grin, I know some people find that disconcerting, but that doesn't matter.

Don't get me started on critics.

I can't be happy every day but I can be cheerful.