Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays.

It is a good rule in life never to apologize. The right sort of people do not want apologies, and the wrong sort take a mean advantage of them.

A hero cannot be a hero unless in a heroic world.

It's better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone.

When one door is closed, don't you know that many more are open

There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.

A good liar must have a good memory.

I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.

I love children, especially when they cry, for then someone takes them away.

In the rush for justice it is important not to lose sight of principles the country holds dear.

The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action.

I can bear any pain as long as it has meaning.

The future is something which every one reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is.

Society is now one polished horde, Formed of two mighty tribes, The Bores and the Bored.

A jug fills drop by drop.

Common sense is not so common.

Forewarned, forearmed. To be prepared is half the victory.

I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from the table of someone who considers himself my master. I want the full menu of rights.

Could be worse . . . I could be Sting.

Radical simply means 'grasping things at the root'.

A difference of opinion is what makes horse racing and missionaries.