Fame is like a river that beareth up things light and swollen and drowns things weighty and solid

Our talents are the gift that God gives to us What we make of our talents is our gift back to God

The trouble with born-again Christians is that they are an even bigger pain the second time around

Promise: a verbal contract not to be re-negotiated even in light of favorably changed circumstances

If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin they would never have found time to conquer the world

There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world and that is an idea whose time has come

I m all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools Let s start with typewriters

Luxury n lies have huge maintenance cost but truth n simplicity are self maintained without any cost

Progress isn t made by early risers It s made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something

Do not put your faith in what statistics say until you have carefully considered what they do not say

Nothing travels faster than light with the possible exception of bad news which follows its own rules

I have learned silence from the talkative toleration from the intolerant and kindness from the unkind

It opens the lungs washes the countenance exercises the eyes and softens down the temper; so cry away

The problem - and the promise - of a leap in the dark is that you never know exactly where you ll land

What a pity human beings can t exchange problems Everyone knows exactly how to solve the other fellow s