Books will speak plain when counselors blanch.

It is impossible to love and to be wise.

Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.

Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand - and melting like a snowflake.

If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.

All rising to great places is by a winding stair.

It's not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity.

Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true.

There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool.

Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted... but to weigh and consider.

Life is a marshmallow, easy to chew but hard to swallow.

There's this rushing sound, like white noise.The sound of nothing.

Violence is almost an everyday occurrence in some Muslim lands: it should not be exacerbated by revenge attacks on more innocent families and communities.

Man is a mixture of desires that extend beyond his knowledge and often result in action conflicting with rationality.

Knowing the Truth is Fairly Useless. Feeling it is Profound. Living it Makes All the Difference.

I'll do whatever I can to promote the game.

Some people say to me, Isn't it too bad that people discovered you so late? I never thought that.

I just want to do the best possible job with everything that I do. But I'm far more concerned with being a good father as opposed to being a good actor because that's what's really going to matter.

This is the snobbery of the people on the Mayflower looking down their noses at the people who came over ON THE SECOND BOAT!

I love writing stories about regular people dealing with life's biggest questions.

What drives me is the prospect of turning an obstacle into a business opportunity, and then growing that into something lasting and rewarding.