But, for instance, when I was awfully young, I read all the Oz books. They were an enormous influence on me.

Human interactions, stimulated as they are by disequilibrium, never achieve balance. In even the most favorable transaction, one party whether he realizes it or not must always come out the worse.

Of all questions, why? is the least pertinent. It begs the question; it assumes the larger part of its own response; to wit, that a sensible response exists.

Freedom, privileges, options, must constantly be exercised, even at the risk of inconvenience.

Good music always defeats bad luck

But I've sure worked at jobs where I have been under inspection.

While we are alive we should sit among colored lights and taste good wines, and discuss our adventures in far places; when we are dead, the opportunity is past.

What is an evil man? The man is evil who coerces obedience to his private ends, destroys beauty, produces pain, extinguishes life.

A barbarian is not aware that he is a barbarian.

I understand the gist of your speculation,' said Rhialto. 'It is most likely nuncupatory.

I was a carpenter for a time and everybody watches what you do.

[Sheehan] deserves some consideration, and I think that should have been done right from the beginning.

The HoneyLine is my web site and TV segments that were birthed out of the stark reality that we all need a few people to help navigate this life.

We need a serious leader to deal with this. And I believe I'm that guy.

It's tough enough to have a relationship, and it hurts enough to have it not work.

Religion operates not only on the vertical plane but also on the horizontal. It seeks not only to integrate men with God but to integrate men with men and each man with himself.

I do not keep up with the details of particle physics.

I'm very hairy, and men in film and TV are no longer allowed to be hairy.

The secret of the world is the tie between person and event. Person makes event and event person.

To hear, one must be silent.

Cruelty does not make a person dishonest, the same way bravery does not make a person kind.