When we advocate a thing which we believe will be successful we are not compelled to raise a doubt as to our own sincerity by trying to show what we will do if we are wrong.

Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.

Anglo-Saxon civilization has taught the individual to protect his own rights; American civilization will teach him to respect the rights of others.

If the Bible had said that Jonah swallowed the whale, I would believe it.

Never be afraid to stand with the minority when the minority is right, for the minority which is right will one day be the majority.

All the ills from which America suffers can be traced back to the teaching of evolution. It would be better to destroy every other book ever written, and save just the first three verses of Genesis.

Burn down your cities and leave our farms, and your cities will spring up again as if by magic; but destroy our farms and the grass will grow in the streets of every city in the country.

No one can earn a million dollars honestly.

Selfish interest is one of the most common obstructions to the advance of truth.

The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and get a record of successful experiences behind you.

Two people in a conversation amount to four people talking. The four are what one person says, what he really wanted to say, what his listener heard, and what he thought he heard.

It is the quietening of the day that most appeals.

The revolution is made through human beings, but individuals must forge their revolutionary spirit day by day

In his dealings with the world, the gentleman is not invariably for or against anything. He is on the side of what is moral.

The most common occupation for women in G rated films is royalty - which is a great gig, if you can get it.

It is the first time the burglar has been appointed as caretaker.

I like the idea of capturing people who aren't there to save the world.

Matter feels, converses, suffers, desires, yearns and remembers.

Most students have thoughts about emigrating to Israel. A significant number go on aliyah. We are proud of our Israel programs, which come at a considerable cost to the university.

You just can't take a crash course to be a tango dancer in a movie.

I'm way more comfortable around kids than I am people my own age.