Either philosophy reinforces communal beliefs, in which case it is pointless; or else it is at odds with those beliefs, in which case it is dangerous.

An anomaly is not an abnormality. Diversity does not signify sickness.

Science is a contemplative possession of reality through exclusion of all illusion, error and ignorance.

To err is human, to persist in error is diabolical.

How far would you go to keep the hope of love alive?

Then the administration tied it in to the regional dispute between Israel and its enemies, as if that's about international terrorism. No, it's not.

To see the world is to judge the judges.

I would have loved to have met Marilyn Monroe and have dinner with her.

Grace and gratitude belong together like heaven and earth. Gratitude evokes grace like the voice and echo. Gratitude follows grace as thunder follows lightning.

The thieves and killers are goin' to have guns, so if the honest men don't have 'em they just make it easier for the vicious.

Secrets are the blood of life. Every big thing is a secret, even when you know it, because you never know all of it. If you can know everything about anything, it is not worth knowing.

Gordon Lightfoot looms pretty large in my life as a writer and an artist in general. I never travel anywhere without at least two of his records with me.

Where God guides He provides. He is not responsible for expenses not on His schedule. He does not foot the bill when we leave His itinerary.

I pass the test that says a man who isn't a socialist at 20 has no heart, and a man who is a socialist at 40 has no head.