Great art is never produced for its own sake. It is too difficult to be worth the effort.

Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; an argument an exchange of ignorance.

As we grow older, our bodies get shorter and our anecdotes longer.

Character is made by what you stand for;reputation by what you fall for.

There are glimpses of heaven to us in every act, or thought, or word, that raises us above ourselves.

If we wish to make a new world we have the material ready. The first one, too, was made out of chaos.

If you count all your assets you always show a profit.

Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone. G.B. Stern "If you count all your assets, you always show a profit."

God give me the wisdom to see the truth however contrary to my established beliefs.

The secret of a happy marriage is simple: Just keep on being as polite to one another as you are to your friends.

Why are congressmen called public servants? You never see servants that anxious to keep their jobs.

If Christ attained the state of Absolute Divinity, so can you. And once you do, then only you will understand the true meaning of Religion and God.

Pray, always pray; when sickness wastes thy frame, Prayer brings the healing power of Jesus' name.

It is odd how, when you have a secret belief of your own which you do not wish to acknowledge, the voicing of it by someone else will rouse you to a fury of denial.

Leaders need to provide strategy and direction and to give employees tools that enable them to gather information and insight from around the world. Leaders shouldn't try to make every decision.

Candles are good as long as you're not me and you don't fall asleep and your house burns down.

To shoot a decent fight, you need to cover all the different angles, and it ends up eating a lot of days.

Getting divorced was the right decision for me, but it's not the right decision for everyone else.

Spies go to bars for the same reason people go to libraries: full of information if you know where to ask.

For me, closing libraries is the equivalent of eating your seed corn to save a little money.

I very rarely sit down with a guitar and try to write a song. I usually think about it a lot and then I'll try to re-create what was in my head at the time.