The central dynamism of Christianity, which rests precisely on a unity through variety.

The Baptists' basic theology is that if you hold someone under water long enough, he'll come around to your way of thinking. It's a ritual known as 'Bobbing for Baptists.'

Anyone who attempts anything original in the world must expect a bit of ridicule.

My mother died happily of a stroke in her seventies.

Responsibiliti es gravitate to the man who can shoulder them and the power to him who knows how

The one thing you don't want to be is a sucky clean comic. I hate sucky clean comics! It's like Christian rock, bro. I'd rather listen to gospel and Christian rock. That's cheating!

Ardilies always says "If you're confident you're always totally different to the player that's lacking confidence"

There is no such thing as economics, only social science applied to economic problems.

I would play a long tone on my accordion, or I'd sing one, and I would note how it felt - what it did with my mental space. These were meditations that I did.

When an economist says the evidence is "mixed," he or she means that theory says one thing and data says the opposite.