I know of no more disagreeable situation than to be left feeling generally angry without anybody in particular to be angry at.

Persecution was at least a sign of personal interest. Tolerance is composed of nine parts of apathy to one of brotherly love.

Cast your cares on God; that anchor holds.

Clever people seem not to feel the natural pleasure of bewilderment, and are always answering questions when the chief relish of a life is to go on asking them.

I have found some of the best reasons I ever had for remaining at the bottom simply by looking at the men at the top.

Sin in this country has been always said to be rather calculating than impulsive.

By rights, satire is a lonely and introspective occupation, for nobody can describe a fool to the life without much patient self-inspection.

Every improvement in communication makes the bore more terrible.

I know of no more disagreeable sensation than to be left feeling generally angry without anybody in particular to be angry at.

One learns little more about a man from the feats of his literary memory than from the feats of his alimentary canal.

That is the consolation of a little mind; you have the fun of changing it without impeding the progress of mankind.

Oblige me by taking away that knife. I can't look at the point of it. It reminds me of Roman history.

The problem with heroes and villains is that it’s not always easy to tell which is which. Particularly when you are one.

The beginning of a life of greatness starts from you becoming the biggest fan of your positive self.

As long as the focus is on God the style of the music is irrelevant.

My father was a frustrated writer. I think he wanted to write the great American novel.

The purpose of our creation is obvious: to reach our utmost goals of belief, knowledge, and spirituality; to reflect on the universe, humanity, and God, and thus prove our value as human beings.

Friendship is like earthenware, once broken, it can be mended; love is like a mirror, once broken that ends it.

Part of falling in love with someone is actually falling in love with yourself.

One of the hardest things for a person with autism to do is believe in themselves. But autistics have every right to be as proud as anyone.

Trusting your energy policy to the fossil fuel lobby is like trusting your health care system to the tobacco lobby.