Absolute truisms rot brains absolutely.[...]'Power corrupts' is useless as a tool for understanding the past, and gives us nothing as a guide to action.

Minneapolis has two seasons: Road Removal and Snow Repair.

It is always man's ideas which drive his actions. This has, at times, resulted in great evil; but as we look around us, we cannot doubt that it has resulted in greater good.

Always speak politely to an enraged dragon.

Don't explain why it works; explain how you use it.

The struggle is always worthwhile, if the end be worthwhile and the means honorable; foreknowledge of defeat is not sufficient reason to withdraw from the contest.

One man's mistake is another man's opportunity.

A young man without ambition is an old man waiting to be.

I'm told I'm very charming when people do what I want.

Why do you work so hard to make yourself disliked? I should think you'd find it happens enough on its own without putting yourself to any extra trouble.

Appropriate action means to advance your own goals, without unintentional harm to anyone else.

It was to be a day of queer experiences. He had never realized with how many miracles mere everyday life is besieged.

Grief is a room without doors - but somehow, with its tinsel and cliches, Christmas finds a way in.

What nourishes us at home and in school is what inspires us. When we get awareness and learn about the great potential that we all human beings have, we are able to discover our leadership.

I always feel sad when I come to the end of a book.

I never knew that the lower classes had such white skins.

If you feel that you can follow a few little rules or some clever gimmicks to make you a mature Christian, then you have fallen into a subtle trap of legalism.

The nature of the movies is different than it was five years ago, and they're all driven by the possibilities of CGI, which means you can make anything happen on screen that you can possibly desire.

The how will show up after the commitment to the what.

If you want the love of the people, stop running after it. The more you chase it, the more it escapes you. Love doesn't come from the people. It comes from God.

True artists are prophets. I don't want to be that prophetic in that sense because it's so lonely.