Art is the process of evoking pity and terror, which is not abstract at all but very human. What the self-styled modern artists are doing is a sort of unemotional pseudointellectual masturbation . . . whereas creative art is more like intercourse, in which the artist must seduce -- render emotional -- his audience, each time.

Churches thrive on martyrdom and persecution.

Progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things.

To stay young requires unceasing cultivation of the ability to unlearn old falsehoods.

There are perhaps 5% of the population that simply can't think. There are another 5% who can, and do. The remaining 90% can think, but don't

If I don’t start having service I’m going to swap you all for a dog and shoot the dog.

Remember though, your best weapon is between your ears and under your scalp -provided it's loaded.