Prejudice and passion and suspicion are more dangerous than the incitement of self-interest or the most stubborn adherence to real differences of opinion regarding rights.

The growth of modern constitutional government compels for its successful practice the exercise of reason and considerate judgment by the individual citizens who constitute the electorate.

Men do not fail; they give up trying.

Cruelty to men and to the lower animals as well, which would have passed unnoticed a century ago, now shocks the sensibilities and is regarded as wicked and degrading.

The mere assemblage of peace loving people to interchange convincing reasons for their common faith, mere exhortation and argument to the public in favor of peace in general fall short of the mark.

About half the practice of a decent lawyer is telling would-be clients that they are damned fools and should shut up.

Honest people, mistakenly believing in the justice of their cause, are led to support injustice.

The wolf always charges the lamb with muddying the stream.

Moral disarmament is to safeguard the future; material disarmament is to save for the present, that there may be a future to safeguard.

Nobody knows through how many thousands of years fighting men have made a place for themselves while the weak and peaceable have gone to the wall.

It is not a question of religion, or of creed, or of party; it is a question of declaring and maintaining the great American principle of eternal separation between Church and State.

Millions of people can draw. Art is whether there is a scream in you wanting to get out in a special way.

The emerald life of shepherds always reminds us the romantic and humble life we have lost due to living in the cities!

He could inspire ballads. He could inspire wars.

Hard times ain't quit and we ain't quit.

It is my belief that we as human beings have a need to tell stories - I think it's evolutionary. So you can think of the short story as a literary form, or you can instead think of stories.

I really like the thing I did with Martina McBride. I had that song sitting around for a long time.

And almost instantly, Daddy made everything seem just fine. Even when it wasn't.

Yes, I had two strings to my bow; both golden ones, egad! and both cracked.

Suffering is optional. You’re gonna have some pain but it doesn’t have to make you suffer.

Along with issues like global warming, I think a problem with the world today is population decline.