Laughter serves as a blocking agent. Like a bullet-proof vest, it may help protect you against the ravages of negative emotions that can assault you in disease.

The possibility of war increases in direct proportion to the effectiveness of the instruments of war.

The only security for the American people today, or for any people, is to be found through the control of force rather than the use of force.

The main trouble with despair is that it is self-fulfilling. People who fear the worst tend to invite it. Heads that are down can't scan the horizon for new openings. Bursts of energy do not spring from a spirit of defeat. Ultimately, helplessness leads to hopelessness.

Hearty laughter is a good way to jog internally without having to go outdoors.

History is a vast early warning system.

Nothing is more powerful than an individual acting out their conscience, thus helping bring the collective conscience to life.