There are two things to aim at in life: first to get what you want and after that to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second.

The test of enjoyment is the remembrance which it leaves behind.

There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second.

When they come downstairs from their Ivory Towers, idealists are very apt to walk straight into the gutter.

Don't tell friends their social faults; they will cure the fault and never forgive you.

The denunciation of the young is a necessary part of the hygiene of older people, and greatly assists the circulation of the blood.

Eat with the rich, but go to the play with the poor, who are capable of joy.

People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.

Happiness is a wine of the rarest vintage, and seems insipid to a vulgar taste.

What I like in a good author is not what he says but what he whispers.

Style is a magic wand, and turns everything to gold that it touches.

Your voice is so mellifluous that I can listen to you forever.

Drift beautifully on the surface, and you will die unbeautifully in the depths.

Trust works both ways

I have a real soft spot in my heart for librarians and people who care about books.

Anger can be a bitterness that devours your soul while righteous indignation is morally driven, it's ethically driven.

Are we as willing to go into debt for the work of God as we are for a vacation to Hawaii?

All music is worship. It just depends on what you’re worshipping.

Fair and balanced is doublespeak for bite-out-chunks-of-truth until only irrelevancy is left, byte-sized, entertaining irrelevancy.

The biggest commitment you must keep is your commitment to yourself.

People that really know me will tell you that I am not a video vixen.