I know a little bit about a great many things and not enough about any one to make a living in these times.

Don't worry about losing. If it is right, it happens - The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away.

Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.

The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.

And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.

What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.

I believe a strong woman may be stronger than a man, particularly if she happens to have love in her heart. I guess a loving woman is indestructible.

When two people meet, each one is changed by the other so you've got two new people.

Writers are a little below clowns and a little above trained seals.

This I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.

If you understand each other you will be kind to each other.

Stop trying to make everyone happy. You're not tequila.

Even small waves make it to shore. Use the potential you have through intention and action and enjoy your journey.

A Christian is of no sect. He can dwell in the midst of sects, and appear in their services, without being attached or bound to any. He hath but one knowledge, and that is, Christ in him.

On entering this world our starting-point is ignorance. None, however, but idiots remain there.

At the end of the day, we're defined by our predicament, not by the sides of town.

I work really out of mythology, so often I work out of a story that has remained lodged inside somehow, or I work out of history, you know, out of a sense of historical inevitability with characters.

Music is a defining element of character.

Time is of no account with great thoughts, which are as fresh to -day as when they first passed through their authors' minds ages ago.

The human heart has a sigh lonelier than the cry of the bittern.

If you believe in yourself and have passion, you can succeed.