The majority of the stupid is invincible and guaranteed for all time. The terror of their tyranny, however, is alleviated by their lack of consistency.

Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.

Life isn't worth living, unless it is lived for someone else.

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.

Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.

The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.

God is clever but not dishonest.

Try not to become a man of success but rather a man of value.

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.

I try to put out fires when bizarre rumors get started.

We live in a friendly universe. At the heart of all things is goodness. We receive this goodness in the measure to which we cultivate friendship with the universe.

The more contact we have with one another and the more we come to understand each other's values, the greater will be our mutual respect.

I was fifteen years old, and I hardly knew how to play a simple Bach prelude on the piano when I began to compose music, and at the most advanced level. I had never studied such things as harmony.

since God has appointed one remedy for all the evils in the world and that is a contented spirit.

My father was an exceptionally strong influence on me.

I don't know if I want to break my own record. I think I would rather leave it as it is.

I don't feel 70. I am still looking out from 14-year-old eyes.

God is a feeling experience and not a believing experience. If your religion is a believing experience ... then that's not truly God.

The critics - how come you never see any of them on TV?