The most exquisite pleasure in the practice of medicine comes from nudging a layman in the direction of terror, then bringing him back to safety again.

Pretend to be good always and even God will be fooled.

There's only one rule that I know of, babies—God damn it, you've got to be kind.

Sons of suicides seldom do well.

Is this some kind of joke?""That's for me to know and you to find out.""Maybe you think it's funny to put up signs about people who want to commit sui

May I ask you a highly personal question?""It's what life does all the time.

It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.

Getting to the top is optional. Getting down is mandatory.

There is nothing more fearful for the average person in our society than to stand before a group of people and speak.

It's good to have a reminder that we can love ourselves and be beautiful even though we don't really fit into certain standards of what beauty may be.

I'm very successful, but there are 50,000 general interest books published every year. If you don't want to read mine, there are others.

There is much to be done, there is much that can be done... one person of integrity can make a difference.

I just love making sounds. Anything that made a sound, as a kid I was just taken back by and would sit with it for ages and just try and make all different sounds on it.

People who are employed in a way they don't like - my heart cries for them.

God is not good, or else he could do better.

The good thing is that there is a constant need for innovation, which is important in the evolution of music and sound.