Man's unique agony as a species consists in his perpetual conflict between the desire to stand out and the need to blend in.

When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'

Time is love, above all else. It is the most precious commodity in the world and should be lavished on those we care most about.

God cannot be solemn, or he would not have blessed man with the incalculable gift of laughter.

"Terrorism" is what we call the violence of the weak, and we condemn it; "war" is what we call the violence of the strong, and we glorify it.

Parents - and teachers too - are woefully short-sighted when they try to protect the child from his mistakes, when they make the "right answer" more important than the quest for knowledge and good judgment. For what is not learned within one's self cannot be learned from another.

An idealist believes the short run doesn't count. A cynic believes the long run doesn't matter. A realist believes that what is done or left undone in the short run determines the long run.