I had a vivid imagination. Not only could I put myself in the other person's place, but I could not avoid doing so. My sympathies always went out to the weak, the suffering, and the poor. Realizing their sorrows I tried to relieve them in order that I myself might be relieved.

Chase after the truth like all hell and you'll free yourself, even though you never touch its coat tails.

I am sure of very little, and I shouldn't be surprised if those things were wrong.

The fear of God is not the beginning of wisdom. The fear of God is the death of wisdom. Skepticism and doubt lead to study and investigation, and investigation is the beginning of wisdom.

I cannot tell and I shall never know how many words of mine might have given birth to cruelty in place of love and kindness and charity.

Eugene V. Debs has always been one of my heroes.

There are two things that kill a genius - a fatal disease and contentment.