I have sat here at my desk, day after day, night after night, a blank sheet of paper before me, unable to lift my pen, trembling and weeping too.

The lawmakers possess the authority that commands the obedience of the people.

In the land where excellence is commended, not envied, where weakness is aided, not mocked, there is no question as to how its inhabitants are all superhuman.

The emphasis in Scripture is not the amount we give, but the attitude with which we give.

The most delightful advantage of being bald - one can hear snowflakes.

People think the leadoff spot is a big deal. I tell people you're going to lead off the first inning, and after that, you can be a No. 4 hitter or No. 3 hitter.

If you don't conquer your fear, you are going to miss out on some great things in life.

If the 'self-life' is supreme, Satan does not have to be invited in. The lines are already set for the 'electric' current to flow. Satan is master of ceremonies, though he be apparently non-existent.

Love of life is born of the awareness of death, of the dread of it.

It must be so, Plato, thou reason'st well!

Some of the best things I have ever thought of I have thought of during bad sermons.