An ounce of logic can be worth more than a ton of tradition that has become obsolete through the weathering of time.

Of course I talk to myself. I like a good speaker, and I appreciate an intelligent audience.

The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue.

The only dependable law of life - everything is always worse than you thought it was going to be.

Creativity is a wild mind and a disciplined eye.

I like to have a martini/Two at the very most/After three I'm under the table/After four I'm under my host.

Unity, not uniformity, must be our aim. We attain unity only through variety. Differences must be integrated, not annihilated, not absorbed.

Time may be a great healer, but it's a lousy beautician.

Wholeness does not mean perfection: it means embracing brokenness as an integral part of life.

Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses.

If you want to know what God thinks about money, just look at the people He gives it to.

The Bravest Thing I Ever Did Was Continuing My Life When I Wanted To Die.

I thought there was no use for me in reading Sun Tzu and Machiavelli because I am neither a warrior nor a politician, but it turned out to be useful when I married

[W]ithout the League, you'd be nothing.

Why should society feel responsible only for the education of children, and not for the education of all adults of every age?

[F]ear is a great ally.

We do not find the Savior using force or coercion to accomplish His purposes.

If you do not find peace within, you will not find it anywhere else. The Goal of Life is the attainment of Peace and not the achievement of power, name, fame and wealth.

My style's not for everyone - I'm an extremist.

I had the notion that I wanted to write the great dirty American novel, so I went to Roanoke College on the GI Bill.