The things you refuse to meet today always come back at you later on, usually under circumstances which make the decision twice as difficult as it originally was.

The Bible illustrated by Dore occupied many of my hours - and I think probably gave me many nightmares.

Ambition is pitiless. Any merit that it cannot use it finds despicable.

If quitting smoking seems hard right now, it is exactly what you should start doing

A great deal of fear is a result of just “not knowing.” We do not know what is involved in a new situation. We do not know whether we can deal with it. The sooner we learn what it entails, the sooner we can dissolve our fear.

The kind of propaganda that some of the religious groups, aided and abetted by the opposition, put forth in that campaign utterly disgusted me. If I needed anything to show me what prejudice can do to the intelligence of human beings that campaign was the best lesson I could have had.

A candle can bring light to a dungeon but it can also be used to light a deadly marijuana cigarette.