Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular.

A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.

In countries where innocent people are dying, the leaders are following their blood rather than their brains.

Integrity is the premium of your character.

In what way can a man believing in God cease believing due to his personal vanity? There are only two ways. The man should either begin to think himself a rival of God, or he may begin to believe himself to be God.

We may stumble and fall but shall rise again; it should be enough if we did not run away from the battle.

Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.

It was the experience of mystery - even if mixed with fear - that engendered religion.

Conversion is not my intention. Changing religion is not easy. You may develop some kind of confusion or difficulty.

Money is not the only answer, but it makes a difference.

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.

I've done a lot of things I'm not proud of, such as getting my girlfriend pregnant when I was 23 and the way I handled that.