The trouble with this country is that there are too many people going about saying, "The trouble with this country is...."

When fascism comes to the United States it will be wrapped in the American flag and will claim the name of 100-percent Americanism

She did her work with the thoroughness of a mind which reveres details and never quite understands them.

It is impossible to discourage the real writers - they don't give a damn what you say, they're going to write.

Intellectually I know that America is no better than any other country; emotionally I know she is better than every other country.

Being a man given to oratory and high principles, he enjoyed the sound of his own vocabulary and the warmth of his own virtue.

Sleep with me sleep with my dogs-

When facism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the American flag.

I must say I'm not very fond of oratory that's so full of energy it hasn't any room for facts.

There is no greater compliment to the Jews than the fact that the degree of their unpopularity is always the scientific measure of the cruelty and silliness of the regime under which they live.

Every man is a king so long as he has someone to look down on.

...I started to realize how many great things could happen by confronting the things that scare you most.

Was an eternity of absolute ease just another name for hell?

We represent the true human condition, the one permanent victory over cruelty and chaos. . . . Our true home is the imagination, and our kingdom is the wide-open world.

If we feel secureIn the depths of our heart, We shall not challenge anybody, For inner confidenceIs nothing short ofComplete satisfaction.

What is writing, after all, except fumbling in darkness endeavoring to light a candle?

BS is just what it stands for, an MS is More of the Same, and a PhD is Piled Higher and Deeper.

An Australian swimmer who failed to win a gold medal is blaming her loss on social media. In her defense, it is really hard to tweet when you're swimming.

I did theater at Carnegie, and in Pittsburgh and New York.

Science walks forward on two feet, namely theory and experiment.

Enjoy the time you have with your friends & family. That doesn't mean spend money you don't have on them. It means enjoy your time with them.