"The phone company handles 84 billion calls a year --- everything from kings, queens, and presidents to the scum of the earth."

"Only in quiet waters do things mirror themselves undistorted. Only in a quiet mind is adequate perception of the world."

"I hate television. I hate it as much as peanuts. But I can't stop eating peanuts."

"We come and go just like ripples in a stream."

"I want to live my life so that my nights are full of regrets."

"It is a poor wit who lives by borrowing the words, decisions, inventions and actions of others."

"Change is good, but dollars are better."

"I'm glad I didn't have to fight in any war. I'm glad I didn't have to pick up a gun. I'm glad I didn't get killed or kill somebody. I hope my kids enjoy the same lack of manhood."

"God has always been hard on the poor."

"The rules have changed. True power is held by the person who possesses the largest bookshelf, not gun cabinet or wallet."

"Giving a man space is like giving a dog a computer: the chances are he will not use it wisely."

"Talk unbelief, and you will have unbelief; but talk faith, and you will have faith. According to the seed sown will be the harvest."