As long as we know in our hearts what Christmas ought to be, Christmas is.

The biggest big business in America is not steel, automobiles, or television. It is the manufacture, refinement and distribution of anxiety.

Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we're here for something else besides ourselves.

Next to power without honor, the most dangerous thing in the world is power without humor.

The difference between the men and the boys in politics is, and always has been , that the boys want to be something, while the men want to do something.

Better to trust the man who is frequently in error than the one who is never in doubt.

The bigger the information media, the less courage and freedom they follow. Bigness means weakness.

Wisdom is essential in a president, the appearance of wisdom will do in a candidate.

I'm sort of a pessimist about tomorrow and an optimist about the day after tomorrow.

The major cause of problems are solutions

No man was ever more than about nine meals away from crime or suicide.

Death is a stripping away of all that is not you. The secret of life is to "die before you die" --- and find that there is no death.

God be with you.''Thanks, but I think, in battle, I prefer Satan’s company.

Money cannot buy the moments of grace.

Focus on this moment. Hold your hand and see what it feels like. Go look at some grass. Talk to a palm tree. Outrun a Ferrari. Experience life.

"Learn what can, and cannot, be asked from destiny."

Love is the image of ourself until ourself destroys us.

As I've said before, free money scams are a problem.

It is not lust alone that one should be afraid of in the life of the world. There is also anger. Anger arises when obstacles are placed in the way of desire.

What love lays bare in me is energy.

Where love and wisdom drink out of the same cup, in this everyday world, it is the exception.