A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.

The paranoid is never entirely mistaken.

Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.

I want to go ahead of Father Time with a scythe of my own.

I meant what I said and I said what I meant.

I got rabies shots for biting the head off a bat but that`s OK - the bat had to get Ozzy shots.

No temptation can gravitate to a man unless there is that in his heart which is capable of responding to it.

I am dying from the treatment of too many physicians.

A stale article, if you dip it in a good, warm, sunny smile, will go off better than a fresh one that you've scowled upon.

Courage is grace under pressure.

Every man's memory is his private literature.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month.

Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.

Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't.

Liberty, according to my metaphysics is a self-determining power in an intellectual agent. It implies thought and choice and power.

The spirit of man is an inward flame; a lamp the world blows upon but never puts out.

How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.

Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.

All satire is blind to the forces liberated by decay. Which is why total decay has absorbed the forces of satire.

Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.

If one is to be called a liar, one may as well make an effort to deserve the name.