Nobody minded what you did in bed or what you said about God, a very civilized attitude in 1948.

... life is short and the world is wide

Since life is short and the world is wide, the sooner you start exploring it, the better.

...dusk is the time when men whisper of matters about which they remain silent in the full light of the sun.

I loved the Army as an institution and loathed every single thing it required me to do.

Scholarship was one thing, drudgery another. I very soon concluded that nothing would induce me to read, let alone make notes on, hundreds and hundreds of very, very, very boring books.

Art for art's sake, money for God's sake.

Gentlemen can now only behave as such, or be tolerated as such, in circumstances that are manifestly contrived or unreal.

Christ asked for everything he got.

In times of stress, the best thing we can do for each other is to listen with our ears and our hearts and to be assured that our questions are just as important as our answers.

Mix with positive-minded people as a means to tap into your unexploited potential.

The more good ideas you have, the more good ideas you will get.

We always take credit for the good and attribute the bad to fortune.

Life is easy greediness adds complexity

My God, I'd love to smash into the casket of Dostoyevsky, grab that bony hand and scream at the remains, 'Well done, you god-damn genius.'

I never had an official job, but I did play at a local cantina every Tuesday night, and I babysat a lot.

Yes I have smoked crack cocaine. But no - do I? am I an addict? - No. Yes, I've made mistakes. All I can do now is apologize and move on.

Worship is not something we "work up," it is something that "comes down" to us, from the character of God.

I have always loved Ed Norton and Ryan Gosling. Also Julianne Moore and Cate Blanchett.