Of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening, the third memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others.

Your own soul is nourished when you are kind; it is destroyed when you are cruel.

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Words kill, words give life; they're either poison or fruit--- YOU choose.

The human mind is an organ for the discovery of truths rather than of falsehoods.

The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.

Love is as strong as death; its jealousy as unyielding as the grave. It burns like a blazing fire; like a mighty flame. Many waters cannot quench love, rivers cannot wash it away

The lesser of two evils is still evil.

Most social acts have to be understood in their setting, and lose meaning if isolated.

most social acts have to be understood in their setting, and lose meaning if isolated. No error in thinking about social facts is more serious than the failure to see their place and function.

Democracy is the process to elect government of the upper-class people, by the poor people and for the corporate people.

Never compare your insides to someone else's outsides.

I did smoke a joint and I did inhale. The bottom line is that's what it was in the '70s, that's what I did.

In practice, such trifles as contradictions in principle are easily set aside; the faculty of ignoring them makes the practical man.

I have discovered three things which know no geographical borders - classical music, American jazz, and applause as the sign of the public's favor.

Word of mouth is the primary factor behind 20 percent to 50 percent of all purchasing decisions.

Rafe didn't just flirt-he charmed girls right up to the point where they fell for him, then he changed his mind.I called him a player with attention deficit disorder.

Haitian rice farmers are quite efficient, but they can't compete with U.S. agribusiness that relies on a huge government subsidy, thanks to Ronald Reagan's free market enthusiasms.

I liked the energy of cooking, the action, the camaraderie. I often compare the kitchen to sports and compare the chef to a coach. There are a lot of similarities to it.

I am such a gearhead. In my recording studio, I personally engineer and edit everything on computers.