I am obliged to believe certain opinions myself. No man's belief will save me except my own.

Willing or preferring is the same with respect to good and evil, that judging is with respect to truth or falsehood.

It is not enough to render things equal to the will, that they are equal or alike in themselves.

We have a right to know or may lawfully know any truth. And a right to know any truth whatsoever implies a right to think freely.

Of course, the spectacle of two people's happiness is always something of a magnet for the unclaimed.

My high school science teacher once told me that much of Genesis is false. But since my high school teacher did not prove he was God by rising from the dead, I'm going to believe Jesus instead.

This is my fault. Mine. Making her think I'd be here for her.

All the best movies are the ones that are cut from a more middle ground.

Most jazz players work out their solos, at least to the extent that they have a very specific vocabulary.

Sometimes we have the dream but we are not ourselves ready for the dream. We have to grow to meet it.

Teach thy tongue to say 'I do not know,' and thou shalt progress.

It seems we're always in transition and that it's more about trends than it is about what's meaningful.

The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size of your dream; and how you handle disappointment along the way.