Combinations of people, who should have nothing to say to each other. Yet, with hearts that do not recognize it.

Disseminating knowledge is the human duty, sharing it about so that all can benefit.

A bed is a place where so much of life is played out - births and deaths and passions and dreaming - all the most fundamental moments of our fragile human existence.

Those dreams seem very simple to me now, a crude, crayon-drawn picture by a wistful child. But the beauty of impossible dreams is that they are impossible - the hows and whens don't really matter.

Like Aurelia, he is a lover of humanity in all its quirks and foibles, quick to delight and slow to judge.

We both loved the birds and animals and plants. We both felt far happier out of doors. I felt a peace in nature that I could never find in the human world, as you know.

It is extraordinary how the human mind sees what it anticipates and is blind to anything that could not be dreamed of.

Christmas embodies everything that I need. However, everything that I need is often made up of a lot of stuff I don’t want.

If you want to become successful employer tomorrow, work hard on learning and practicing few simple disciplines and positive thoughts as an employee today.

Five cats and a woman. That is all I need in life.

You might be a redneck if you stand under the mistletoe at Christmas and wait for Granny and cousin Sue-Ellen to walk by.

Are we human because we gaze at the stars or do we gaze at the stars because we are human?

And that doesn't cost any money, to have decent relationships and viable situations. What costs money is car chases and shoot-outs, so I always thought that the thing to work on was the characters.

The separation of state and church must be complemented by the separation of state and science, that most recent, most aggressive, and most dogmatic religious institution.

It is impossible to feel bad and at the same time have good thoughts

I'm not really good at skiing or snowboarding, or swimming, per se.

Our efficiency without God's sufficiency is only a deficiency.