Really, one has some friends, and when one comes to think about it it is impossible to tell how one ever became friendly with them.

Nature does not loathe virtue: it is unaware of its existence.

Possessing faith is not convenient. You still have to live it.

If the word frankly or sincerely is not uttered in the first ten minutes-or let us speak openly-then you are not in the presence of a genuine businessman and he will certainly go bankrupt.

There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.

You bound him to you with your courage and your tales. You hold him to you now. You captured a wild creature when you had no place you could keep him.

I write because I can’t sleep.

I really think the acoustics that Gibson's been making for the last ten years or so are as good as any the company has ever produced and that's saying a lot.

All good and genuine draftsmen draw according to the picture inscribed in their minds, and not according to nature.

If you have HIV, I don't think there's anything to be ashamed of. Get treatment and don't think that you're out of options or resources because you're not.

When you kneel in prayer, don't give God orders, just report to your Commander in Chief for duty.

War, and the preparation for war, are the two greatest obstacles to human progress, fostering a vicious cycle of arms buildups, violence and poverty.

'Dilbert' became popular during the downsizing of the '90s, and job security was a major theme of the strip.

This is the way the world ends, not with a bang, but a whimper.