If you care for the quality of life in our American democracy, then you have to be for censorship.

Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions - it only guarantees equality of opportunity.

Even if we can't be happy, we must always be cheerful.

One can be unhappy before eating caviar, even after, but at least not during.

The enemy of liberal capitalism today is not so much socialism as nihilism.

A conservative is a liberal mugged by reality.

If you believe that no one was ever corrupted by a book, you have also to believe that no one was ever improved by a book.

Nostalgia is one of the legitimate and certainly one of the most enduring of human emotions; but the politics of nostalgia is at best distracting, at worst pernicious.

The major political event of the twentieth century is the death of socialism.

A welfare state, properly conceived, can be an integral part of a conservative society.

The really difficult moral issues arise, not from a confrontation of good and evil, but from a collision between two goods

To create an inner peace of mind, be humble, gentle, harmonious, and kind.

Reading and writing are solitary activities that increase a person’s capacity for concentration, awareness, and conceptual thought as the person weaves immediate information with stored memories.

If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.

Say planet rock, it's a sure shot.

To resolve problems through negotiation is a very childish approach.

All young lovers, whoever you are, I hope your troubles are few. All my good wishes go with you tonight. I've been in love like you.

Divorce is divorce and it's a really tough thing to go through, (But) I'd love to get married again.

This is how you play tennis without the net

If it's what you do and you can do it, then you do it.

Keep your eyes on the prize and don't turn back.