Paul substituted faith in Christ for the Christlike life.

It does not follow that the meaning must be given from above; that life and suffering must come neatly labeled; that nothing is worth while if the world is not governed by a purpose.

Man stands alone in the universe, responsible for his condition, likely to remain in a lowly state, but free to reach above the stars.

Writing is thinking in slow motion.

Reason may not always tell us what to believe, but it can help us on what we shouldn't believe.

The great artist is the man who most obviously succeeds in turning his pains to advantage, in letting suffering deepen his understanding and sensibility, in growing through his pains.

Words signify man's refusal to accept the world as it is.

Those who believe in God because their experience of life and the facts of nature prove his existence must have led sheltered lives and closed their hearts to the voice of their brothers' blood.

For atheism and polytheism there is no special problem of suffering, nor need there be for every kind of monotheism.

To try to fashion something from suffering, to relish our triumphs, and to endure defeats without resentment: all that is compatible with the faith of a heretic.

Life ceases to be so oppressive: we are free to give our own lives meaning and purpose, free to redeem our suffering by making something of it.

Good parents...give their children roots and wings. Roots to know where home is, wings to fly away and exercise what's been taught them.

in exceptional circumstances — exceptional in that all circumstances in life are exceptional, especially those which are nothing in themselves and come to be everything in their results.

Notoriety wasn't as good as fame, but was heaps better than obscurity.

People tend to become more emotionally intelligent as they age and mature.

In the beginning I pushed toward perfection, but it takes time to get to certain places.

When people disagree with you, what you ultimately have to do is persuade people to agree with you - period.

He that but looketh on a plate of ham and eggs to lust after it hath already committed breakfast with it in his heart

The movements of a great nation are connected in all their parts. If errors have been committed they ought to be corrected; if the policy is sound it ought to be supported.

Those who know when it is enough will not perish.

Seemed to me that drumming was the best way to get close to God.