One must not let oneself be misled: they say 'Judge not!' but they send to Hell everything that stands in their way.

Some men are born posthumously.

This book belongs to the most rare of men. Perhaps not one of them is yet alive. First the day after tomorrow must come for me. Some men are born posthumously.

The most common sort of lie is that by which a man deceives himself: the deception of others is a relatively rare offense.

I'd rather have cancer than a dishonest heart. Which isn't being pious. Just practical. Cancer may cool you, but the other's sure to.

The devil will try and do everything possible to stop, distract us from our purpose

It is the worst people in your life that teach you the best lessons.

I am very happy with all my friends and co-workers, because if they don’t remember me in their happy times or in their success. However, they never forget me if they are in a problem or need my help…

Excuses can be your servant, but you must never become their slave.

It would be difficult to conceive a finer example of true sport.

It’s amazing how a bed feels more like a home than any other part of a house.

Love: You can't start it like a car, you can't stop it with a gun.

My highest aspirations as a songwriter are that people would sing my songs or know songs I've written sometime in as far into the future as I feel comfortable seeing.

The purest suffering bears and carries in its train the purest understanding.