As a writer, I've always been interested in others.

I prefer insomnia to anaesthesia.

I vividly remember the stories my grandfather told me about the carnage of the First World War, which people tend to forget was one of the worst massacres in human history.

It's the job of intellectuals and writers to cast doubt on perfection.

I live quietly at home among my family and friends.

But democracy isn't a state of perfection. It has to be improved, and that means constant vigilance.

People with lots of doubts sometimes find life more oppressive and exhausting than others, but they're more energetic - they aren't robots.

But I don't think I have any particular talent for prediction, because when you have three or four elements in hand, you don't have to be a genius to reach certain conclusions.

There are some fundamental values it's impossible to be wrong about.

Eco sees the intellectual as an organizer of culture, someone who can run a magazine or a museum. An administrator, in fact. I think this is a melancholy situation for an intellectual.

Perfection spawns doctrines, dictators and totalitarian ideas.

I’d rather be miserable loving you than happy with anyone else.

We are all blessed, but there are people who have special favor and grace with God

Sometimes the rues don't work. Sometimes the rules cause the anarchy.

Sometimes we think we have a great prosperity but then we suddenly encounter the storm.

He that will have a perfect brother must resign himself to remaining brotherless.

You can't have a discussion about politics without mentioning Ronald Reagan.

I cannot believe in God when there is no scientific evidence for the existence of a supreme being and creator.

I grew up in church. My mom's a minister, and my grandmother was an ordained minister. I was always very mindful of the presence of a greater being I call God.

In finances, be strict with yourself, generous with others.

John Wayne never wore Lycra.