The damnable thing about bad art is that the insincerity which lies at its roots is not perceived by the artist himself.

A book is so much a part of oneself that in delivering it to the public one feels as if one were pushing one's own child out into the traffic.

Our clothes are too much a part of us for most of us ever to be entirely indifferent to their condition: it is as though the fabric were indeed a natural extension of the body, or even of the soul.

I certainly do not begin with any meaning. It is as though my hands do all the thinking.

There is nothing so skillful in its own defense as imperious pride.

Growing up is loving what you can afford to.

I don't aspire to be a good man. I aspire to be a whole man.

We have to have some form of politics. Politics is a form of resolving conflicts. Politics which comes from sincere motivation is constructive.

Brother, do you know a nicer occupation, Matter of fact, neither do I, Than standing on the corner Watching all the girls go by?

In the final analysis, each of us is responsible for what we are. We cannot blame it on our mothers, who, thanks to Freud, have replaced money as the root of all evil.

I've had the good fortune and blessing to run for the offices for which I really wanted to do the work.

Be on time because it shows you care.

Can’t you nudge her into submission? (Taryn) Are you kidding? As stubborn as she is? I’d fry my brain trying. (Sphinx)

There is no true believing or trusting to the report of the gospel, but what is the effect of the working of a divine power on the soul for that end.