‎The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.

There is a tragic flaw in our precious constitution, and I don't know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nut cases want to be president.

Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before.

Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college.

Being a Humanist means trying to behave decently without expectation of rewards or punishment after you are dead.

One of the few good things about modern times: If you die horribly on television, you will not have died in vain. You will have entertained us.

A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.

Here we are, trapped in the amber of the moment. There is no why.

Music is, to me, proof of the existence of God. It is so extraordinarily full of magic, and in tough times of my life I can listen to music and it makes such a difference.

Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance.

We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.

Come out of the don'ts and impossibles. Manifest your dream. Bloom your worth.

A daily practice of how you shall live in heaven, here on earth, is a good qualification plan to get to heaven

Faith moves mountains but you have to keep pushing while you are praying.

All too often we are more afraid of physical pain than of moral wrong. The cross is the standing evidence of the fact that holiness is a principle for which God would die.

The markets are much more interested in America's long-term trajectory than they are in feeling that there is an acute short-term crisis.

The real thing that physics tell us about the universe is that it's big, rare event happens all the time — including life — and that doesn't mean it's special.

Universe is a giant wave and mankind needs a giant breakwater: The science! It is the best jetty we ever have!

There are worse things than being fat, and one of them is worrying about it all the time.

I have a lot of girl friends who are very adept at making friends, and guys are just not.

An ability to embrace new ideas, routinely challenge old ones, and live with paradox will be the effective leader's premier trait.