Ignorance is the womb of monsters.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.

The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.

Some men are like pyramids, which are very broad where they touch the ground, but grow narrow as they reach the sky.

As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without them, both for their own sake, and for the sake of old-fashioned folks, who used to love them.

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.

The thistle is a prince. Let any man that has an eye for beauty take a view of the whole plant, and where will he see a more expressive grace and symmetry; and where is there a more kingly flower?

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.

He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.

This is not an issue of geography. He IS of two worlds wherever he goes.

Death is the final destiny of every soul.

He hasn't an enemy in the world and none of his friends like him.

It's good to get away from the editing suite. It's very unhealthy to be sitting in front of the screen for too long.

Anyone who thinks that you can have infinite growth on a planet with finite resources is either a madman or an economist.

Dogs make sense. They understand hierarchy and the need to cooperate. They come when you call them. A cat though—a cat will take your number and get back to you. Maybe. If he’s in a good mood.

I'm experimenting with my voice. Every day I do different things with it, and if I feel it's appropriate I do it on the record.

We're born eventually to die, of course. But what happens between the time we're born and we die? We're born to live. One is a realist if one hopes.

Democrats, too often, take blacks for granted, and Republicans, too often, simply ignore black voters.

If you can survive 'Saturday Night Live,' then you're good as far as show business is concerned.