Happiness is a hard master - particularly other people's happiness.

One believes things because one has been conditioned to believe them.

Words can be like X-rays if you use them properly -- they’ll go through anything. You read and you’re pierced.

Great is truth, but still greater, from a practical point of view, is silence about truth.

No social stability without individual stability.

Back to culture. Yes, actually to culture. You can’t consume much if you sit still and read books.

If one's different, one's bound to be lonely.

I want to know what passion is. I want to feel something strongly.

One of the principal functions of a friend is to suffer (in a milder and symbolic form) the punishments that we should like, but are unable, to inflict upon our enemies.

The greater a man's talents, the greater his power to lead astray.

De Sade is the one completely consistent and thoroughgoing revolutionary of history.

You need to know the truth to be able to praise God

The very best thing you can do is to try to write a song that has some sort of impact.

When I pair food and wine, I start with the food. If I have a beautiful roasted bird, I might choose a Cabernet or Pinot Noir, or maybe a Syrah, depending on the sauce and what is in my cellar.

Gardeners do first, read later. Why not? Plants are very gracious in accepting an apology.

It is the happiness of heaven to have God be all in all.

Poor people have big TV's. Rich people have big libraries.

President Obama still places far too much emphasis on relentless testing with standardized exams.

We are beautiful because God created us that way

I still help out with the garbage. I still help out with the lawn.

I think if you do what I want to do creatively, it will also make money for you.