Beauty, coveted though it was, could not outlive you. Only actions would.

Fear was a reminder that even the insubstantial could kill. But insubstantial meant it had no shape. It couldn't be conquered or tamed or avoided. Only moved through, with force and will.

All war is philosophical. That's why we call it war. Strip it of its paint and it's nothing more than murder.

Existence is the gift. Life is a choice.

Ah, desire. Such a poisonous thing.

Enough tiny sharp jabs can cut as deeply as any knife.

A story. This was the key to immortality. The things that made kings quiver and deities distrustful: Nothing but a tale.

The problem with guilt was not how it attacks the present, but how it stained the past. Hindsight was a blemish on memory.

If values are woven into the very concept of education, where is the need for separate value education?

Make doing your best a habit, and you’ll never know not doing your best.

Who are you then?" "I am part of that power which eternally wills evil and eternally works good.

What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.

When I started working for Rolling Stone, I became very interested in journalism and thought maybe that's what I was doing, but it wasn't.

Christ honors our submission even when our only motivation is obedience.

Avoid all controversy in preaching, talking, or writing; preach nothing down but the devil, and nothing up but Jesus Christ.

I do think that it is one of the eternal questions about art, though - is all art intrinsically selfish?

It is true that many scientists are not philosophically minded and have hitherto shown much skill and ingenuity but little wisdom.

Laws that forbid the carrying of arms disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes.