We have to keep company with supposedly bad characters if we are to survive and not succumb to mental atrophy. People of good character, so called, are the ones who end up boring us to death.

Once someone appears to us primarily as an object, kindness has no place to root.

I shall yield a rifle of fury, loaded with the justice of time and the raging storm of my soul!

It's a lot easier to lose than it is to win. It's easier, but it's not more comfortable.

Nebraskans are known for giving of themselves and that quality is part of what makes our state such a wonderful place to live, work and raise a family.

People who have undergone a loss get a fair amount of leeway on their behavior.

There are as many mediocrities exalted through pity as masters decried through envy.

Walking in high heels should be made an Olympic sport.

I joined church by myself in a borrowed suit at 13. I had my neighbor's bible. So my walk and my faith have always been very real.

The chemistry involved made everything Factory did quite special.

Science is about predictions based on predictable fact. Life is about surprises based on the unpredictable reality.