Give me a used Bible and I will, I think, be able to tell you about a man by the places that are edged with the dirt of seeking fingers.

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.

God can inject hope into a absolutely hopeless situation.

Life always is now, but the form the now takes changes continuously. Most people equate the form the now takes with the now itself, and so they believe there are many different moments.

The skin of all of us is responsive to gypsy songs and military marches.

I find the earth to be a place of misery in which I am surrounded by the conformity that kills society.

Thank you, Wes... You've been a great inspiration. You are like a conductor. You are like a composer... You inspire us, all of us... If it wasn't for you...I couldn't have done it this way.

Evidence of trust begets trust, and love is reciprocated by love.

Even hooligans marry, though they know that marriage is for a little while. It is alimony that is for ever.

The good news is that it doesn't cost much money to change your thinking. In fact, it can be done for free.

Go ahead, do something impossible.

When I'm driving the highway by myself is when I write best.