You climb to reach the summit, but once there, discover that all roads lead down.

Cannibals prefer those who have no spines.

We have no need of other worlds. We need mirrors. We don't know what to do with other worlds. A single world, our own, suffices us; but we can't accept it for what it is.

I hadn't known there were so many idiots in the world until I started using the Internet.

Man does not create gods, in spite of appearances. The times, the age, impose them on him.

A dream will always triumph over reality, once it is given the chance.

Science explains the world, but only Art can reconcile us to it.

Behind every glorious facade there is always hidden something ugly.

The whole plan hinged upon the natural curiosity of potatoes.

Good books tell the truth, even when they're about things that never have been and never will be. They're truthful in a different way

Seduced, shaggy Samson snored. She scissored short. Sorely shorn, Soon shackled slave, Samson sighed, Silently scheming, Sightlessly seeking Some savage, spectacular suicide.

If we don't change the direction we are headed, we will end up where we are going.

Families break up when they get hints you don't intend and miss hints that you do.

The transfer of power is always a test of the constitutional system, a test of its strength.

A daughter,' Rowley scooped up the child and held her high. The baby blinked from sleep and crowed with him. 'Any fool can have a son,' he said. 'It takes a man to conceive a daughter.

The fidelity of the United States to security treaties is not just an empty matter. It is a pillar of peace in the world.

Politics doesn't work. Look at the parts of America where government has had the most power, where government has spent the most money. Look at the housing projects we've got the poor people in.

Hope looks good on paper. But what creates greatness is focus, dedication and hard work. Daily. Go do it. We deserve to see you fly in 2014.

Life and sports cannot be separated; they are one.

Your desire for consistency itself will set you on the right path. As long as you keep going up, never mind if you come down once or twice.

My father taught me that one of the most important abilities in life is to be able to take the pain and persevere, and for years this lesson had served me well.