Silence can be the worst ridicule.

Humility is like underwear; essential, but indecent if it shows.

A worried man could borrow a lot of trouble with practically no collateral.

Jealousy ... is the most obvious sign of impotency.

Marriage is something that should be tried at least once. It's educational.

It's the guided thought that conquers; not the guided missile.

There's nothing more unforgivable than someone who thinks he knows more about yourself than you do.

I wonder if that isn't the most sinful thing of all -- thinking all the pleasant things are wicked.

When ignorance mobilizes, it's always the free minds it destroys first.

there was nothing like necessity to supply a lack of nerve.

All Americans suffer from anxiety; it's a national disease.

In the absence of any other proof, the thumb alone would convince me of God's existence.

Worry is just imagination used in an unproductive way.

The milk of kindness flows through my body, I shall follow Jesus to the Taco Bell and give thanks.

My mother was harsh and constantly told me I had jug ears and heaven knows what else. But she was devoted and a hard worker.

I will offer to Him both my tears and my exultation. Nothing we offer to Him will be lost.

I love a garden and a book.

Next, suddenly, lightning suddenly, while I am still a child, a branch is lopped from my being, and a portion of my childhood ends forever. I see what poets are.

There are sons of God who do not yet appear so to us, but now do so to God; and there are those who, on account of some arrogated or temporal grace, are called so by us, but are not so to God.

I'm learning that when you get out into the world and you try things, it's amazing that you'll find how strong you are when you have to be.

Comedians are thinkers. The best ones are akin to philosophers, in my opinion.