A scout is a boy who dresses like a schmuck. A scoutmaster is a schmuck who dresses like a boy.

We can only keep what we have by being willing to freely give it away; a paraphrase of Jesus Christ.

Best smiles come after the toughest time.

Religion is like a blind man looking in a black room for a black cat that isn't there, and finding it.

Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength.

If God is for us, who can be against us?

If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn't love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.

Why not learn to enjoy the little things-there are so many of them.

Remember the past, plan for the future, but live for today, because yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come.

War does not determine who is right - only who is left.

God helps those who help themselves.

You can make fun of yourself and people will laugh at you. If you’re smart, you’ll end up as a comedian. If you’re not, you’ll end up as a clown.

Envy of other people shows how they are unhappy. Their continual attention to others behavior shows how they are boring.

A few steps back is sometimes needed to find clarity in the confusion.

In school that used to happen a lot: they'd get me to sing and then they'd hate me for it.

Be bold. Be fast. Get to the point right away. The best email communication is simple and clear.

To the person with a toothache, even if the world is tottering, there is nothing more important than a visit to a dentist.

My curriculum would be the whole year. It would be really slow and it would be about human anatomy. I would teach people about women's bodies so they understand what Planned Parenthood is for.

The difficulty in philosophy is to say no more than we know.

If you aren't sure who you are, you might as well work on who you want to be.

I did not want to write a story about the invasion of Earth, so I had to create a race capable of living nearby, which meant to either on the Moon, on Mars, or on Venus. I picked Venus.