Darwin begins by assuming life upon the earth; the Bible reveals the source of life and chronicles its creation.

Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.

Anglo-Saxon civilization has taught the individual to protect his own rights; American civilization will teach him to respect the rights of others.

If the Bible had said that Jonah swallowed the whale, I would believe it.

Never be afraid to stand with the minority when the minority is right, for the minority which is right will one day be the majority.

All the ills from which America suffers can be traced back to the teaching of evolution. It would be better to destroy every other book ever written, and save just the first three verses of Genesis.

Burn down your cities and leave our farms, and your cities will spring up again as if by magic; but destroy our farms and the grass will grow in the streets of every city in the country.

No one can earn a million dollars honestly.

Selfish interest is one of the most common obstructions to the advance of truth.

The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and get a record of successful experiences behind you.

Two people in a conversation amount to four people talking. The four are what one person says, what he really wanted to say, what his listener heard, and what he thought he heard.

Iron turns red when it corrodes, and copper turns green. Meat turns to maggots, and thoughts turn to speech.

The whole world ought to know the story of the Bible.

Unless a man has been taught what to do with success after getting it the achievement of it must inevitably leave him a prey to boredom.

A penguin cannot become a giraffe, so just be the best penguin you can be.

There are three great events in our lives: birth, life and death. Of birth we have no conscience; with death, we suffer; and, concerning life, we forget to live it.

No one will ever follow you down the street if you're carrying a banner that says, "Onward toward mediocrity."

I don't believe in people who think that clothes are not important.

I have an idealistic view of science as a liberalising and progressive force for humanity.

I go to temple a lot less than I would like because when I do, people still look at me as if they think it's a publicity stunt.

I can't stand that - those women in 'Waiting to Exhale' now. I can't stand them. But that's because I'm 53 and not 33. But what they were experiencing at 33, I identified with it.