For a large class of cases - though not for all - in which we employ the word meaning it can be explained thus: the meaning of a word is its use in the language.

When we can't think for ourselves, we can always quote

Nothing is so difficult as not deceiving oneself.

The real question of life after death isn't whether or not it exists, but even if it does what problem this really solves.

If we spoke a different language, we would perceive a somewhat different world.

I don't know why we are here, but I'm pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves.

The limits of my language means the limits of my world.

The human body is the best picture of the human soul.

If people did not sometimes do silly things, nothing intelligent would ever get done.

To convince someone of the truth, it is not enough to state it, but rather one must find the path from error to truth.

The problems are solved, not by giving new information, but by arranging what we have always known.

You are not your poetry. Your self-esteem shouldn't depend on whether you publish, or whether some editor or writer you admire thinks you're any good.

... when we are hurt it is important to remember that God Himself has allowed it for a purpose.

She leaned into him to soak up his warmth. "You are so hot," she said. "It's about time you noticed," he teased.

I was in and out of comas until I was nine and I would lose entire days and weeks. The novelty of being able to really do stuff hasn't worn off - I still feel like I'm making up for lost time.

We owe something to extravagance, for thrift and adventure seldom go hand in hand.

A book has got to smell. You have to hold it in your hands and pray to it.

I believe one should design for the advantage of the largest mass of people, first and always. That takes care of ideologies and sociologies.

My message to little kids who aspire to be anything they want to be is to listen to their parents.

Those who would wage war, should first eliminate all domestic enemies before proceeding to attack the external foe.