True religion is the life we lead, not the creed we profess.

A graceful taunt is worth a thousand insults.

I know of no higher fortitude than stubborness in the face of overwhelming odds.

A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist.

Words of comfort, skillfully administered, are the oldest therapy known to man.

When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that four of his fingers are pointing at himself.

A beautiful lady is an accident of nature. A beautiful old lady is a work of art.

Preparation is the be-all of good trial work. Everything else - felicity of expression, improvisational brilliance - is a satellite around the sun. Thorough preparation is that sun.

Education is not the accumulation of knowledge, but the ability to find it.

The best reply to an atheist is to give him a good dinner and ask him if he believes there is a cook.

A speaker who does not strike oil in ten minutes should stop boring.

The sun, rising and setting in splendid colors, never grows tired of its admirers―much like a lady, aglow with grace, never grows tired of chivalrous acts or pretty flowers.

All things are ready, if our mind be so.

... And I wondered if we had disappointed God so much, that he wrote us off as pets, just alive to entertain.

The character of a generation is moulded by personal character.

The three most important pitches I threw in my life were all fastballs.

He has to live in the midst of the incomprehensible, which is detestable. And it has a fascination, too, which goes to work upon him. The fascination of the abomination--you know.

Carrying body and soul and embracing the one, Can you avoid separation?

Genuine love is volitional rather than emotional.

It sure gives me faith and a wonderful feeling to know how many fans and friends are wanting me well again.

The ideas come afterwards, when the picture is finished.