It's easy when you're climbing something. Don't look down, or even too far ahead. Focus on where you are in that moment.

The truth knocks on the door and you say, "Go away, I'm looking for the truth, " and so it goes away. Puzzling.

If your paramount concern in life is to make sure everyone likes and approves of you, I’m sorry to say you’re going to find yourself running in circles for the rest of your life.

If we had known we were going to win control of the Senate, we'd have run better candidates.

Cartooning is preaching. And I think we have a right to do some preaching. I hate shallow humor. I hate shallow religious humor, I hate shallow sports humor, I hate shallowness of any kind.

I have lost the faculty of enjoying their destruction, and I am too idle to destroy for nothing.

The work of a master reeks not of the sweat of the brow - suggests no effort - and is finished from its beginning.

The barn where I work, it's only 15 minutes or so from Harvard square, so It's very close to the center of Boston, but it happens to be a total oasis. It's completely quiet in there.

I am looking forward to getting to do things I have never done before.

The walls are raised against honest men in civic life.