In a rational society we would want our presidents to be teachers. In our actual society we insist they be cheerleaders.

Asthma doesn't seem to bother me any more unless I'm around cigars or dogs. The thing that would bother me most would be a dog smoking a cigar.

One of the nice things about problems is that a good many of them do not exist except in our imaginations.

Ours is a government of checks and balances. The Mafia and crooked businessmen make out checks, and the politicians and other compromised officials improve their bank balances.

One social evil for which the New Testament is clearly in part responsible is anti-Semitism.

Thousands of years ago only Christ could walk on the water. Today anybody can do it; you just step on the garbage.

Totalitarianism is patriotism institutionalized.

Radio is the theater of the mind; television is the theater of the mindless.

Ideas have consequences, and totally erroneous ideas are likely to have destructive consequences.

If the Old Testament were a reliable guide in the matter of capital punishment, half the people in the United States would have to be killed tomorrow.

Millions of Germans had absolute faith in Hitler. Millions of Russians had faith in Stalin. Millions of Chinese had faith in Mao. Billions have had faith in imaginary gods.

Nature makes the best paths that leads to the best places.

We cannot run away from our problems. We have to pray for strength to conquer,

There is a 114% increase in happiness when receiving rewards via mobile marketing.

I know a lot about health, wellness, and nutrition. I make my own kombucha. I'm clumsy.

When you work too much, you are boring - that is possible. But to have a happy life, if you can do several things in the correct way, that is perfect.

I feel very free and very happy to be a composer.

I would just hear piano players and I would hear music, and just think - I don't just want to sit here and passively listen; I want to get inside it.

Like most playwrights, I hate talkbacks with a passion that can burn a hole through hell.

If moment by moment you can keep your mind clear then nothing will confuse you.