Puritanism - the haunting fear that someone somewhere may be happy.

Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop.

On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.

The demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots.

The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.

Morality is doing what is right, no matter what you are told. Religion is doing what you are told, no matter what is right.

Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.

Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.

The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.

It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office.

Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses.

Daily Bible reading and mediation will deepen your understanding of life and God.

It’s amazing how my mind opens up right when I have to run on the treadmill. I’ve finished three chapters rather than run a mile.

One must have all the virtues to sleep well. Shall I bear false witness? Shall I commit adultery? Shall I covet my neighbor's maid? All that would go ill with good sleep.

They will not love me, you say? When have they ever loved me? How can I lose something I have never owned? - Stannis

The whole point about thinking brilliantly is about knowing your identity and the favor you have in Christ

It's not just about working hard, it's about working together. You have to care more about the team than you do about yourself

Seeing other people do great work is its own form of inspiration and far more powerful than borrowing their ideas.

As we move into the 21st century, there's what the Bible calls a 'quickening of the spirit.'

The hardest thing about reality is returning to it after an hour inside your child's mind.

Without patriotic political education, a soldier is only a potential criminal.