. And it is youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow and the triumphs that are the aftermath of war.

Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity.

Blessed are the young for they shall inherit the national debt.

Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die.

It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of free speech. Immediately on attaining power each dictator has suppressed all free speech except his own.

My country owes me nothing. It gave me, as it gives every boy and girl, a chance. It gave me schooling, independence of action, opportunity for service and honor.

Peace is not made at the council table or by treaties, but in the hearts of men.

Being a politician is a poor profession. Being a public servant is a noble one.

All men are equal before fish.

To the engineer falls the job of clothing the bare bones of science with life, comfort, and hope.

Absolute freedom of the press to discuss public questions is a foundation stone of American liberty.

The mind is matter in and of itself, but I don't mind, and it doesn't matter.

If you’re looking for family entertainment, don’t study history or prehistory.

Accepting the nonexistence of being, when the absence of existence means the negation of being.

Well I've been writing books. So that, by its nature, is kind of a solitary occupation. And from time to time I have research help, but mostly I've done those completely on my own.

I mean, there's a hell of a lot of grounds for protest, but you don't do it through music.

My dream was to be either a volleyball player or a veterinarian.

Nothing is so offensive to Christ as lukewarmness in religion.

Only in relationship can you know yourself, not in abstraction, and certainly not in isolation.

Rock and roll is my religion.

The first Chapter Law is, "Don't spend much time on it. You're going to have to rewrite it."