It is only when all our Christian ancestors are allowed to become our contemporaries that the real splendor of the Christian faith and the Christian life begins to dawn upon us.

An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.

We hope that, when the insects take over the world, they will remember with gratitude how we took them along on all our picnics.

The eagle may soar; beavers build dams.

The US has not imposed democracy in Yemen, its people have.

The whale is endangered, while the ant continues to do just fine.

Even pearls are dark before the whiteness of his teeth.

Money won't buy happiness, but it will pay the salaries of a large research staff to study the problem.

Youth is when you're allowed to stay up late on New Year's Eve. Middle age is when you're forced to.

Now that women are jockeys, baseball umpires, atomic scientists, and business executives, maybe someday they can master parallel parking.

The government is shutting down the coal industry, they say it's cheaper to draw nuclear power off the French grid and cheaper to buy coal from Colombia.

My mother became much older when I came out (ed's note: of detention). She had problems with her hearing and high blood pressure. But they still support me.

I'm basically an Upper West Side Jewish writer.

Sanctuary is for lovers, not fighters, this season.

To lie is vile, to tell truth is excellent, if not noble.

He was feeling totally lost, leaving his family and country for a place where he knew nobody and didn't even speak the language.

God gives gifts to everyone, some can write, some can dance. He gave me the skill to play football and I am making the most of it.

I don't have 30 days and 30 nights to show you why all the hoochies say there's nothing finer...than Scott Steiner.

You see, the thing about dreams is that it’s never really too late to make them come true.

Perception is reality. If you are perceived to be something, you might as well be it because that's the truth in people's minds.

Go anywhere you wish, talk to everyone. Ask any questions; you will be given answers. When you want to learn, you will be taught. Use the library. Open any book.