To be what it takes for truly being is the most profound skill among all that exists in any form

Being a dumb is better than being a dummy

Beauty and death, so closely knit together. This seems to be the central theme of my life.

With what dread and apprehension we entrust important jobs into the hands of others. Imagine the love of a needless God who is willing to want our work.

It's better to be hated for who you are, than to be loved for someone you're not. It's a sign of your worth sometimes, if you're hated by the right people.

The centralization of power in Washington, which nearly all members of Congress deplore in their speech and then support by their votes, steadily increases.

For every two minutes of glamour, there are eight hours of hard work.

All, as they say, that glitters is not gold.

I think that growing up very poor in a very wealthy town gave me a sense of being an outsider, and I hated it when I was growing up.

The fact is that the learning process goes on, and so long as the voices are not stilled and the singers go on singing some of it gets through.

If you wait, you grow old, nothing more.

We must turn away from work that replaces experience and pleasure with explanation.