... I wanted Ambiades to understand that I considered myself a hierarchy of one.

No friend had I made there, but I wasn't with this group to make friends, and besides, he sneered too much. I've found that people who sneer are almost always sneering at me.

The Lord of Rags and Tatters.

Oh, Lady, " said the woodcutter, "my hurt is overwhelming because it is someone else's pain that makes me cry.

I am a master of foolhardy plans.

There is no honour in exploiting people and there is also no honour in exploiting animals! Using people or using animals for our own interests is nothing but an arrogant immorality!

This [discovery of a cell-free yeast extract] will make him famous, even though he has no talent for chemistry.

If there's an Internet signal, people will always have access to God's Word and for that I'm profoundly grateful for the technology and people who've made this access to life-giving words possible.

I remember when I heard the words "Biblical criticism" in my town, it was with disdain: "Biblical criticism? How dare you?".

I often say that Bernhard, W.G. Sebald, and Javier Marías are my stylistic holy trinity, prose writers who amaze me with their notation of consciousness and voice.

God has not given us the spirit of fear. That comes from the adversary.

He [Phil Jackson] is such a basketball genius in terms of the details of the game, the little nuances of the game and the rhythm of the game.

Guys like me come along very seldom in the wrestling business. You can count 'em on a couple of fingers.

If you want to catch a cold, hang out with sick people. If you want to lose, associate with losers. But if you want to become successful, go out of your way to associate with successful people.

Everybody has always underrated the Russians. They keep their own secrets alike from foe and friends.