The world is two thirds spaghetti and meatballs, one third syphilitic chancre.

Back of every creation, supporting it like an arch, is faith. Enthusiasm is nothing: it comes and goes. But if one believes, then miracles occur.

We create our fate every day . . . most of the ills we suffer from are directly traceable to our own behavior.

The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.

The legal system is often a mystery, and we, its priests, preside over rituals baffling to everyday citizens.

To live without killing is a thought which could electrify the world, if men were only capable of staying awake long enough to let the idea soak in.

The imperfections of a man, his frailties, his faults, are just as important as his virtues.You can't separate them. They're wedded.