Talk not to me of blasphemy, man; I'd strike the sun if it insulted me.

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.

I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.

Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.

Dream tonight of peacock tails, Diamond fields and spouter whales. Ills are many, blessing few, But dreams tonight will shelter you.

Toil is man's allotment; toil of brain, or toil of hands, or a grief that's more than either, the grief and sin of idleness.

Meditation and water are wedded for ever.

I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.

Aye, aye! and I'll chase him round Good Hope, and round the Horn, and round the Norway Maelstrom, and round perdition's flames before I give him up.

War should be carried on like a monsoon; one changeless determination of every particle towards the one unalterable aim.

It's Time2Know, Time2Understand!

But if one had everything one could ever need or want, what was left to dream of?

For the same reason a disease cannot be cured by more of the germ that caused it, the inflation and debt accumulation of the Obama years will not inflate our way out of it.

You want to do something good for the flowers? Then, keep the flowers in the soil, in nowhere else!

Every believer is commanded to be plugged in to a local church.

I sang with Anita Bryant in the Southern Baptist churches.

Fool witch once, shame on you. Fool witch twice, oozing sores and an eternal rash in private areas.

I want you to know that your future is always bright, no matter what your age.

None of the teams that actually probably were offering me a job from the getgo, actually in spring training, are in the playoffs right now.

We are Physical, Mental and Spiritual beings. If you don't deal with ALL OF LIFE you're not going to get all that life has to offer.