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Love, in the words of the Master, is the shining commandment: LOVE ONE ANOTHER.
I do have a fantasy life in which I can grout bathrooms - but not for a living.
It could be argued that every age gets the comfort savagery writer it deserves.
How terrible it was to love people when you could not really share their lives!
Money is a protection, a cloak; it can buy one quiet, and some sort of dignity.
'If only' is the excuse of the loser; 'I can' is the affirmation of the winner.
The persistent winner is not discouraged by a problem - he is challenged by it.
Jesus was clear that He had come, not to make life easy, but to make men great.
What the American public wants in the theater is a tragedy with a happy ending.
The action is best that secures the greatest happiness for the greatest number.
Success is seldom achieved by people who contemplate the possibility of failure
A baseball game is twice as much fun if you're seeing it on the company's time.
Next to a sincere compliment, I think I like a well-deserved and honest rebuke.
Living unloved is like clipping a bird's wings and removing its ability to fly.
No people can be truly happy... if abridged of the freedom of their consciences
Our culture is teleological-it presumes purposive development and a conclusion.
The truth is that history constantly presents new problems in the guise of old.
Whoever marries the spirit of this age will find himself a widower in the next.
The object of studying philosophy is to know one's own mind, not other peoples.
No healthy civilization can ever be reared on a foundation of devitalized work.
If there's only one nation in the sky, shouldn't all passports be valid for it?
Repetition is important in the training not only of animals but also of humans.
If I said it once, I'll say it again: 'We have the power to change everything.'
The ancient God created the old man, capable of erring - thus he erred himself.
Try to look at your weakness and convert it into your strength. That's success.
Making a big life change is pretty scary. But know what's even scarier? Regret.
We should never let our experience influence what we think about our potential.
If you are always racing to the next moment, what happens to the one you're in.
If you're sincere, praise is effective. If you're insincere, it's manipulative.
A day without a friend is like a pot without a single drop of honey left inside.
Sometimes,' said Pooh, 'the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.
The past is for learning from and letting go. You can't revisit it. It vanishes.
If you pursued something that you felt strongly about, then I call that success.
If you allow men to use you for your own purposes, they will use you for theirs.
The Bible is a supernatural book and can be understood only by supernatural aid.
It is doubtful whether God can bless a man greatly until He has hurt him deeply.
What is wisdom? It is the skill to achieve the perfect means by the perfect ends
With a sacred expectation, I look for God in ALL of the circumstances of my day.
The fruit is what really matters, not how gnarly or beautiful the apple tree is.
The crucial ingredient in the success of any brand is its claim to authenticity.
There is a dearth of thinking skills - people are taught what to think, not how.
Once you have your characters, they tell you what to write, you don't tell them.
I knew I was a writer; I wanted to be a writer, but I didn't know what to write.
At some point preoccupation with safety can get in the way of living full lives.
I'm not actually that bothered about the 'science fiction-ness' of 'Doctor Who.'
I'm not a morning person: I can't function until I've had a coffee - or several.
As an SF writer, you've got the infinite toolkit of the writer at your disposal.
Old women even forget how to love their sons. The heart gets worn out, Monsieur.
The most knowledgeable person in one domain may be the most ignorant in another.
Revolt and revolution both wind up at the same crossroads: the police, or folly.