Faith means the will to avoid knowing what is true.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

There is always madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.

Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed.

There are two different types of people in the world, those who want to know, and those who want to believe.

I was in darkness, but I took three steps and found myself in paradise. The first step was a good thought, the second, a good word; and the third, a good deed.

There will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. They will be stumbling blocks or stepping stones; it all depends on how you use them.

You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.

I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.

Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal.

The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.

We both wanted to know each other's secrets, and we both wanted the other person to go first.

A powerful foundation is worth it in a long run

I knew, really knew, I would never die with my song unsung.

One has to have the courage of one's pessimism.

It's not easy to define poetry.

I believe in God--in spite of God! I believe in Mankind--in spite of Mankind! I believe in the Future--in spite of the Past!

I don't care what the political establishment says, Republican, Democrat - I'm a problem solver.

Never quit. My book, Chicken Soup for the Soul, was turned down by 33 publishers. It's since sold millions of copies.

Wine snobbery, of course, is part showmanship, part sophistication, part knowledge, and part bluff

Our stay-put behavior reflects our view that the stock market serves as a relocation center at which money is moved from the active to the patient.