Any book is my kind of book that I can read with delight.

In an established love of reading there is a policy of insurance guaranteeing certain happiness till death.

A healthy body is a guest-chamber for the soul a sick body is a prison.

Embrace bad news to learn where you need the most improvement.

If you really look at the aftermath of Iraq, Iran is going to be taking over Iraq. They've been doing it. And it's not a pretty picture.

How do you know that God didn't speak to Charles Darwin?

Whenever I go to an opera, I leave my sense and reason at the door with my half-guinea, and deliver myself up to my eyes and my ears.

I have never thought of writing for reputation and honor. What I have in my heart must come out; that is the reason why I compose.

I once knew a girl who didn't know where anywhere was in the world. Not a clue. I asked her if she knew where Africa was and she answered, 'Is it the orange one on a map?'

I have found that lived out, the hardest place to be a Christian is to be in a nice prosperous country with a lot of entertainment options because there's so many distractions.

I'm not a natural songwriter.

And this ain't no place for the weary kind This ain't no place to lose your mind This ain't no place to fall behind Pick up your crazy heart and give it one more try