Even if God had created us, He would never have admitted it.

Don't waste time making enemies. As long as you're active, you'll have plenty.

The easiest way to be inscrutable is to be completely straightforward and honest. Then no one will be able to figure out what you’re up to.

It is hard for people to think clearly because their emotional needs keep getting in the way. The trick is to make thinking clearly an emotional need.

People who believe that justice is a pendulum are willing to swing it wildly.

Darwinian evolution has obviously not had enough time to work.

Revolutionary behavior and violence are usually only indulged in when people are at their wits’ end. So social stability depends a lot on how long their wits are.

Laws should act as the lower limits of acceptable behavior, not as a guide to noble action.

One of the great things about anarchy is that it’s hard to get it organized.

Resorting to lying or cheating in any competition amounts to conceding defeat.

Some people are married to ideas that they do not love, ideas that do not love them in return. They are married to ideas they do not sleep with, ideas that rob them of their sleep.

Self-disruption is akin to undergoing major surgery, but you are the one holding the scalpel.

A fairy-tale life exists only in fairy tales.

There is no more sombre enemy of good art than the pram in the hall.

For sheer sensory enjoyment, few everyday experiences can compete with a good cup of coffee.

As long as you are good you will be great. But, if you cease to be good you will cease to be great.

Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.

Feed the body food and drink, it will survive today. Feed the soul art and music, it will live forever.

If the experience of leadership is like being at the edge of an unfamiliar chasm, the act of leadership is building a bridge across that chasm.

Confidence allows you to progress in something you're attempting to accomplish, whether it's playing basketball or baseball or whether it's trying to succeed in business.