It costs a man just as much or even more to go to hell than to come to heaven. Narrow, exceedingly narrow is the way to perdition!

People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.

People settle for a level of despair they can tolerate and call it happiness.

The most common form of despair is not being who you are.

The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.

Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.

God creates out of nothing. Wonderful you say. Yes, to be sure, but he does what is still more wonderful: he makes saints out of sinners.

It is so hard to believe because it is so hard to obey.

Once you are born in this world you’re old enough to die.

Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.

to have faith is precisely to lose one's mind so as to win God.

You are only great to the degree you impacted others with your life.

I do not know what horrified me most [during the depression]: the economic misery of my companions [or] their moral and ethical coarseness.

It is important to keep your head up and follow what you believe is right.

When I find my consort, I plan to stab him in the heart before he can cause me a moment's unease. -Taliyah

My music teacher told me that she didn't even know why I was going to college - I should be a stand-up.

Here's why I like geek culture: People like what they like because they like it. They're not trying to fit into any mainstream likes or dislikes.

You know some people say that you make watches or perfume bottles, it's all different things.

Well, you know, my wife and I have eight children. We have now 19 grandchildren.

You already have the precious mixture that will make you well. Use it.

I'm as proud of what we don't do as I am of what we do.