So enjoy the pleasures of the hour as not to spoil those that are to follow.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

Art is the only answer to chaos and the void.

A fiction writer weaves a fabric of lies in hopes of revealing deeper human truths.

Usually, the stuff that's your best idea or work is going to be attacked the most.

One word is worth a thousand pictures. If it's the right word.

Plato was only a Bernard Shaw who unfortunately made his jokes in Greek.

When today’s race is over, it's over. The only race that matters is the one coming up.

Folks, I can tell you I've known eight presidents, three of them intimately.

There is no inverse relationship between freedom and security. Less of one does not lead to more of the other. People with no rights are not safe from terrorist attack.

You pray for the hungry. Then you feed them. That's how prayer works.