The only new ideas that are not subject to our skepticism or suspicion are our own.

Every U.S. citizen owes allegiance to our nation. Some Americans consider that anything less than high treason is allegiance.

Saying what we think gives us a wider conversational range than saying what we know.

The gratification of a thoughtless pleasure soon evaporates; the pleasure of a gratifying thought never ends.

Those who agree with us may not be right, but we admire their astuteness.

Wisdom is what's left after we've run out of personal opinions.

The human body was designed to walk, run or stop; it wasn't built for coasting.