"Having the critics praise you is like having the hangman say you've got a pretty neck."

"Collecting data is only the first step toward wisdom, but sharing data is the first step toward community."

"If you ask me what I came into this world to do, I will tell you: I came to live out loud."

"Hatred is the anger of the weak."

"The important is not so much that every child should be taught, as that every child should be given the wish to learn."

"The mind can also be an erogenous zone."

"Only the gentle are ever really strong."

"Whoever said 'Grandmas are moms with lots of frosting' obviously never licked one."

"Shame is that intrinstic meter of our own heart to tell us that we have failed to follow our own moral compass."

"The human language is like a cracked kettle on which we beat out a tune for a dancing bear, when we hope with our music to move the stars."

"I find the question 'Why are we here?' typically human. I'd suggest 'Are we here?' would be the more logical choice."

"A special Providence protects fools, drunkards, small children and the United States of America."