Perhaps the best conversationalist in the world is the man who helps others to talk.

Don't worry about losing. If it is right, it happens - The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away.

Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.

The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.

And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.

What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.

I believe a strong woman may be stronger than a man, particularly if she happens to have love in her heart. I guess a loving woman is indestructible.

When two people meet, each one is changed by the other so you've got two new people.

Writers are a little below clowns and a little above trained seals.

This I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.

If you understand each other you will be kind to each other.

I resent when I go out to dinner and they try to sell me the healthy food for the same price as the good food.

Our age knows nothing but reaction, and leaps from one extreme to another.

If I am a cup maker, I'm interested in making the best cup I possibly can. My effort goes into that cup, not what people think about it.

A writer looking for subjects inquires not after what he loves best, but after what he alone loves at all.

I'm just playing ball. Trying not to think about it too much.

When vitality runs high, death takes men by surprise. But if they close their eyes to this possibility, what they gain in peace they lose in sensibility and significance.

I believe the universe presents more options to a more loving mind.

As idiotic as optimism can sometimes seem, it has a weird habit of paying off.

Happiness comes from knowing what you truly value, and behaving in a way that's consistent with those beliefs.

Exposure to defeat is a very important thing. Anyone who doesn't look to get beaten is doing a disservice to himself.