It is by the goodness of god that in our country we have those 3 unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them.

The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.

If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.

Never regret anything that made you smile.

All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.

Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.

Life is short, Break the Rules. Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably And never regret ANYTHING That makes you smile.

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.

Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason.

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed.

one plus one is two

Truth can be stated simply, but cannot be understood as such.

Fiat justitia, ruat caelum. (Let justice be done, though the heavens may fall.)

God gives us intelligence to uncover the wonders of nature. Without the gift, nothing is possible.

The music business is a weird business. Sometimes licensing doesn't happen because some business component that you never knew about stops it.

Remember, you only have to succeed the last time.

I would want to conceive of philosophy as grounded in the very long humanist tradition that is the best of the West, which is open to the East and North and South.

But at the same time, I have trouble keeping things out of books, which is why I don't write short stories because they turn into novels.

A leader must inspire or his team will expire.

Regardless of your past, your tomorrow is a clean slate.