If all alms were given only from pity, all beggars would have starved long ago.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

There is always madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.

Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed.

There are two different types of people in the world, those who want to know, and those who want to believe.

I was in darkness, but I took three steps and found myself in paradise. The first step was a good thought, the second, a good word; and the third, a good deed.

There will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. They will be stumbling blocks or stepping stones; it all depends on how you use them.

You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.

I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.

Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal.

The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.

Exaggeration misleads the credulous and offends the perceptive.

In general, any productive activity which introduces substances foreign to the natural environment runs a considerable risk of polluting it.

When you meet someone better than yourself, turn your thoughts to becoming his equal. When you meet someone not as good as you are, look within and examine your own self.

Science transcends mere politics. As recent history demonstrates, scientists are as willing to work for a Tojo, a Hitler, or a Stalin as for the free nations of the West.

A man's college and university degrees mean nothing to me until I see what he is able to do with them.

Ragtime was my lullaby.

From now on walking is my beer and feeling good is my hangover.

For most of my life, I have wanted broad impact but now, at 72, I'm not so sure that's always my first priority.

Be aware of yourself and know yourself. No matter how much you have learned and how much you know, if you don't know yourself you don't know anything.

In Washington, officials from the National Rifle Association met with a group of high school students. There were no survivors.