Elections are about choices. They're about distinguishing one from the other. There is a political element to that, and of course it has to do with policy, as well.

One thing I do believe is I'm a believer in the presence of God. I believe that God is close. Whether it's in joy, pain or personal failure, I believe that God is close. That much I feel in my life.

Negative thinking is based on complexes

Never embrace a version of the gospel that doesn't require you to do life with someone who isn't like you.

Negative feedback may be fun, but it is far less brave than endorsing something unproven and providing room to grow.

Society can only exist on the basis that there is some amount of polished lying and that no one says exactly what he thinks.

The extreme delight we experience in talking about ourselves should warn us that those who listen do not share it.

I seem to be some sort of lightning rod. I just really irritate people, you know? I really do.

I'd rather sing one wild song and burst my heart with it, than live a thousand years watching my digestion and being afraid of the wet.

There's nothing a man can stand so much of as praise.

Recommend virtue to your children, that alone - not wealth - can give happiness. It upholds in adversity and the thought of it and my art prevents me from putting an end to my life.

Her nightmare clung to her like the smell of smoke to cloth.