Reason had overthrown faith, and had defeated the purpose of God.

One of the troubles with humanity is that it is oftimes too lazy to do its own thinking.

What I want is for the two of us to meet somewhere by chance one day, like, passing on the street, or getting on the same bus.

We must not feel a childish disgust at the investigations of the meaner animals. For there is something marvelous in all natural things.

Moisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty.

There are books where you can really see the moral question, which I think we answer every day for ourselves, in every interaction we have with people, to a lesser or greater degree.

[Barack] Obama is in incompetent, as a president, he's about as bad as it gets.

Our eyes met across the crowded room, like in the movies, except we didn't share a knowing smile and race into each other's arms. Instead I fell into the trash can.

I won’t react to something just because I’m supposed to, because I’m an African-American.

Life is a precious gift, but we realize this only when we give it to others.

You could do with losing a little bit of weight.

All the proof of a pudding is in the eating.