No one ever gets far unless he accomplishes the impossible at least once a day.

Optimism is a kind of heart stimulant--the digitalis of failure.

A conservative is a man who is too cowardly to fight and too fat to run.

The idea that is not dangerous is not worthy of being called an idea at all.

I would rather be able to appreciate things I cannot have than to have things I am not able to appreciate.

The artist needs no religion beyond his work.

Religions are many and diverse, but reason and goodness are one.

My father always used to say that when you die, if you've got five real friends, you've had a great life.

If pleasures are greatest in anticipation, just remember that this is also true of trouble.

The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods.