The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.

People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.

People settle for a level of despair they can tolerate and call it happiness.

The most common form of despair is not being who you are.

Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.

God creates out of nothing. Wonderful you say. Yes, to be sure, but he does what is still more wonderful: he makes saints out of sinners.

It is so hard to believe because it is so hard to obey.

Once you are born in this world you’re old enough to die.

Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.

to have faith is precisely to lose one's mind so as to win God.

The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins.

Only in war does the madman become sane.

I think that's nice, and if I could have feelings at all I would have them for Deb.

The problem with a lot of nations, is that they keep trying to move forward with backward agendas.

English majors understand human nature better than economists do.

The worst feeling in the world is giving a bad audition.

Energy has become a national security issue and as technology continues to improve, there will be more debates like the one on Keystone.

When things go wrong and will not come right, Though you do the best you can, When life looks black as the hour of night, A PINT OF PLAIN IS YOUR ONLY MAN.

When was the last good kiss you had?

I blame Hollywood for skewing perspectives. Life is just a big romantic comedy to them, and if you meet cute, happily ever-after is a forgone conclusion.

I like reading history, and actually most authors enjoy the research part because it is, after all, easier than writing.