The sun will shine on those who stand before it shines on those who kneel under them.

In dealing with a man who thinks you are a fool, it is good sometimes to remind him that you know what he knows but have chosen to appear foolish for the sake of peace.

There is that great proverb — that until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.

Nobody can teach me who I am. You can describe parts of me, but who I am - and what I need - is something I have to find out myself.

People say that if you find water rising up to your ankle, that's the time to do something about it, not when it's around your neck.

Become familiar with your home, but know also about your neighbors. The young man who never went anywhere thinks his mother is the greatest cook.

The damage done in one year can sometimes take ten or twenty years to repair.

When brothers fight to death a stranger inherit their father’s estate

If you only hear one side of the story, you have no understanding at all.

One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.

As long as one people sit on another and are deaf to their cry, so long will understanding and peace elude all of us.

The worst times can be the best if you think with positive energy.

My strong preference has always been to legislate when I can get legislation done.

Our culture has forgotten what the Founders knew: The American experiment is a moral, not just a political, exercise.

To be the best, learn from the best

I've always traveled, man, so I'm always out and everywhere.

Ill writers are usually the sharpest censors.

The ne plus ultra of wickedness ... is embodied in what is commonly presented to mankind as the creed of Christianity.

If you are willing to discipline yourself, the physical universe won't need to discipline you.

You have a very open relationship with your fans." "Yes. We have an open relationship. Obviously they can see other authors if they want, and I can see other readers.

It is futile to wish for a long life, and then to give so little care to living well.