All change, all production and generation are effected through the word.

If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist, it's another nonconformist who doesn't conform to the prevailing standard of nonconformity.

The mind of a wise man is the safest custody of secrets; cheerfulness is the key to friendship; patience and forbearance will conceal many defects.

A learned man is a tank; a wiser man is a spring.

There is a mighty big difference between good sound reasons and reasons that sound good.

I've got a book of poetry by the bed, one of these big collections that goes back to the Greeks and Romans.

All the problems of the world - child labor, corruption - are symptoms of a spiritual disease: lack of compassion.