We must never forget that both good and evil flow from the Bible. It is therefore not above criticism.

Asthma doesn't seem to bother me any more unless I'm around cigars or dogs. The thing that would bother me most would be a dog smoking a cigar.

One of the nice things about problems is that a good many of them do not exist except in our imaginations.

Ours is a government of checks and balances. The Mafia and crooked businessmen make out checks, and the politicians and other compromised officials improve their bank balances.

One social evil for which the New Testament is clearly in part responsible is anti-Semitism.

Thousands of years ago only Christ could walk on the water. Today anybody can do it; you just step on the garbage.

Totalitarianism is patriotism institutionalized.

In a rational society we would want our presidents to be teachers. In our actual society we insist they be cheerleaders.

Radio is the theater of the mind; television is the theater of the mindless.

Ideas have consequences, and totally erroneous ideas are likely to have destructive consequences.

If the Old Testament were a reliable guide in the matter of capital punishment, half the people in the United States would have to be killed tomorrow.

Joyful, joyful, joyful, as only dogs know how to be happywith only the autonomyof their shameless spirit.

Leonard Cohen has a way with words and with humor that remind me to lighten up, which I appreciate very much.

It is inexcusable for scientists to torture animals let them make their experiments on journalists and politicians.

We must dream so big that without the support that comes through favor with God and man, we could never accomplish what is in our hearts.

You can never really judge your work because once it's done, it's done.

I want to initiate a change in society in the long term.

So, Arsenal have signed Arsene Wenger because his name sounds a bit like the club. How long before Man Utd sign Stefan Kuntz?

Islam is under obligation to gain power over all nations.

I think e-books are terrific in their own right. I love being able to get on a plane and basically carry around seven books and it weigh 10 ounces.

I will continue to forcefully support nonproliferation activities around the world.