One of the great disadvantages of hurry is that it takes such a long time.

...the primary paradox that man is superior to all the things around him and yet is at their mercy.

The joke is generally in the oddest way the truth and yet not the fact.

There are books showing men how to succeed in everything they are written by men who cannot even succeed in writing books.

The men who made the joke saw something deep which they could not express except by something silly and emphatic.

it will be generally found that the popular joke is not true to the letter, but is true to the spirit. The joke is generally in the oddest way the truth and yet not the fact.

The only incorruptible thing about us.

When people speak to you about a preventive war, you tell them to go and fight it. After my experience, I have come to hate war.

I do believe in the old saying 'What does not kill you makes you stronger.' Our experiences, good and bad, make us who we are. By overcoming difficulties, we gain strength and maturity.

I must look past my capabilities and see God's possibilities

When I have reached a summit, I leave it with great reluctance, unless it is to reach for another, higher one.

In my younger days, I was trying to write sophisticated prose and fantastic stories.

In my mind I am eloquent; I can climb intricate scaffolds of words to reach the highest cathedral ceilings and paint my thoughts. But when I open my mouth, everything collapses.

Maybe I'll have something out by Christmas, maybe not. I don't know, I'm really trying to take my time and do what feels right. (about the next step in her music career)

The cure for the sin of envy and jealousy is to find our contentment in God

Okay, this is a secret, but I think that nursery rhymes are the most relaxing and fun songs.