And, after all, the Athanasian Creed is light and comprehensible reading in comparison with much that now passes for science.

Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.

Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.

If I die prematurely at any rate I shall be saved from being bored to death by my own success.

Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.

Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while discouragement often nips it in the bud.

Don't learn to do, but learn in doing.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.

People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good, clever or amiable.

Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.

The ability to forget is a blessing, just like memory is.

As for reading, I wish I had a magic door to a library where I could go in, read for days and days, and come back in the same minute I left. I'm still looking for the door.

Acknowledging and accepting whatever stuff you may have to let go comes easier when you love yourself.

Most people don't realize that the mind constantly chatters. And yet, that chatter winds up being the force that drives us much of the day in terms of what we do, what we react to, and how we feel.

I never feel to force my doctrine upon any person; I rejoice to see prejudice give way to truth, and the traditions of men dispersed by the pure principles of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

The Foxhall jaw has now been missing for many years.

My best works are erotic displays of mental confusions.. with intrusions of irrelevant information.

Hope is a pocket of possibility. I'm holding it in my hand.

What this country needs is a credit card for charging things to experience.

Of course the entire planet Earth consists of magma under us, and only the very inner-core is different.