Any man who knocks on the door of a brothel is looking for God.

There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in.

My two fingers on a typewriter have never connected with my brain. My hand on a pen does. A fountain pen, of course. Ball-point pens are only good for filling out forms on a plane.

Hate is a lack of imagination.

Our worst enemies here are not the ignorant and simple, however cruel; our worst enemies are the intelligent and corrupt

Innocence always calls mutely for protection when we would be so much wiser to guard ourselves against it: innocence is like a dumb leper who has lost his bell, wandering the world, meaning no harm.

Innocence is like a dumb leper who has lost his bell, wandering the world, meaning no harm.

A story has no beginning or end: arbitrarily one chooses that moment of experience from which to look back or from which to look ahead.

A single feat of daring can alter the whole conception of what is possible.

Sweet are the thoughts that savor of content: the quiet mind is richer than a crown.

People who like quotes love meaningless generalizations

All things are ready, if our mind be so.

High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.

And even when I was close to defeat, I rose to my feet.

Every day above earth is a good day.

But I think the Great DiMaggio would be proud of me today.

Every tone was a testimony against slavery, and a prayer to God for deliverance from chains.

My buddies wanted to be firemen, farmers or policemen, something like that. Not me, I just wanted to steal people's money!

Beauty- it was a favor bestowed by the gods.

The true privilege of being Mayor is that I have the opportunity to be everyone's neighbor.