Ask the first man you meet what he means by defending freedom, and he'll tell you privately he means defending the standard of living.

If you can laugh at yourself, you are going to be fine. If you allow others to laugh with you, you will be great.

If it hurts, DON'T DO IT AGAIN.

There was no one left to speak for me.

If your intuition is telling you not to do something, then don't. Your intuition is not stupid.

What should we do? We have no wish to interrupt the destroyer's work of saving lives... But war is war and the people being picked up out of the water are soldiers bound for the front; soldiers who are to shoot at our German brothers... The question whether we are to perish in despair or defiance, or survive all trails with a live conscience, depends wholly and solely on whether we believe in the forgiveness of sins. This 25th January was the turning point in my life, because it opened my eyes to the utter impossibility of a moral universe.

When Hitler came for the Jews... I was not a Jew, therefore, I was not concerned. And when Hitler attacked the Catholics, I was not a Catholic, and therefore, I was not concerned. And when Hitler attacked the unions and the industrialists, I was not a member of the unions and I was not concerned. Then, Hitler attacked me and the Protestant church - and there was nobody left to be concerned.