It takes a lot of things to prove you are smart, but only one thing to prove you are ignorant.

Moralizing and morals are two entirely different things and are always found in entirely different people

Babies are such a nice way to start people.

I had, out of my sixty teachers, a scant half dozen who couldn't have been supplanted by phonographs.

The brighter you are, the more you have to learn.

Unhappiness is not knowing what we want and killing ourselves to get it.

The beggar is the only person in the universe not obliged to study appearance.

In all systems of theology, the devil figures as a male person.

There's one thing about baldness, it's neat.

Don't ever slam a door, you might want to go back.

Work is the greatest thing in the world, so we should always save some of it for tomorrow.

Surrender to God... When you surrender, God steps in for you and takes charge...By surrendering, automatically, the onus of your happiness and well being shifts on God.

Memory is a political act. Forgetfulness is the handmaiden of tyranny.

Being brave meant that though you might be frightened, you would face the greatest danger if you knew it was the right thing to do.

Anxiety is fear of one's self.

When action is needed, optimism, even of the mildly delusional variety, may be a good thing.

If you equate happiness with success, you will never achieve the amount of success necessary to make you happy.

I think with pictures; I'm a very lousy writer. If I write without pictures, I become this pathetic chick sitting somewhere trying to be interesting.

The use of the right word, the exact word, is the difference between a pencil with a sharp point and a thick crayon.

New truths become evident when new tools become available.

All men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from their mistakes.