No catalogue of horrors ever kept men from war. Before the war you always think that it's not you that dies. But you will die, brother, if you go to it long enough.

If something is wrong, fix it now. But train yourself not to worry, worry fixes nothing.

Before you react, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you criticize, wait. Before you quit, try.

The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.

Critics are men who watch a battle from a high place then come down and shoot the survivors.

Worry a little bit every day and in a lifetime you will lose a couple of years. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry: Worry never fixes anything.

Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.

The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.

The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.

I drink to make other people more interesting.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.

One relationship didn't work out, but that doesn't mean relationships never work out. One single experience isn't representative of all of them.

How can you forgive someone when they can't give a reason why?

A recurring problem needs nothing but a tactical head-on solution. The more you entertain your problems, the more you entertain your unhappiness

The foolishness of chasing the moon ached my heart. I was stuck between the moon and the shore and surrounded by an empty sea.

Do I really deserve this pleasure? This is American, too-the insecurity about whether we have earned our happiness.

The modern state no longer has anything but rights; it does not recognize duties any more.

I'll tell you one thing: I will always play the sh** out of my guitar.

Tribalism has become trendy.

It's harder to stay on top than it is to make the climb, Continue to seek new goals.

The Christian Coalition is still about Christianity, even if it's an idea of Christianity that many Christians might not go along with.