For every man in the world functions to the best of his ability, and no one does less than his best, no matter what he may think about it.

Don't worry about losing. If it is right, it happens - The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away.

Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.

The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.

And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.

What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.

I believe a strong woman may be stronger than a man, particularly if she happens to have love in her heart. I guess a loving woman is indestructible.

When two people meet, each one is changed by the other so you've got two new people.

Writers are a little below clowns and a little above trained seals.

This I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.

If you understand each other you will be kind to each other.

Life in Christ is far richer.

Life really could be an enjoyable experience, if we only knew what it demands of us.

I have learned that particularly clever ideas do not always stand up under close scrutiny.

I hope you have not been leading a double life pretending to be wicked and being really good all the time. That would be hypocrisy.

I was put on a pony as a kid at some birthday party when you're all led around.

It’s never a good thing when the black volhv says “Uh-oh” and then runs for his life.

I'm really getting to appreciate traditional jazz now - the New Orleans stuff - a lot more than I did before.

I try to eliminate processed food completely out of my diet. That's bad for you.

Like the stain'd web that whitens in the sun, grow pure by being purely shone upon.

To be really cosmopolitan a man must be at home even in his own country.