“Events in a single human lifetime are remarkable. Events from all human lifetimes are inconceivable.”

Those who laugh the hardest are often the most unhappy.

Maybe the secret to continued success is as simple as knowing that your past successes could be done so much better now.

I’d rather suffer 1000 truths than enjoy 1 lie.

Well, remember what you said, because in a day or two, I’ll have a witty and blistering retort! You’ll be devastated THEN

It’s easier to stay in shape if you never let yourself get out of shape in the first place.

A man’s worth can be judged through those who dislike him.

Dread not events unknown, and be not downhearted, for the fountain of the water of life is involved in obscurity.

In security analysis the prime stress is laid upon protection against untoward events. We obtain this protection by insisting upon margins of safety, or values well in excess of the price paid.

I guess I feel very strongly that I disagree with the notion of personalizing history and movements and big events.

I knew that my staying up would not change the election result if I were defeated, while if elected I had a hard day ahead of me. So I thought a night’s rest was best in any event.

The history of the world for the past several centuries and current events at home and abroad confirm the existence of such a conspiracy (to destroy Christianity and obtain global power).

Wherever there is disaster, the newsman is there. If he cannot find disaster, he searches for the odd and the peculiar, the exotic and the unfamiliar.

The media are doing this, not because they have a sinister motive, but because they love to feel that they are influencing events. That’s why they hate politicians so much, because politicians have direct power and they do not.

Yet you must not cling to the words of the old sages either; they, too, may not be right. Even if you believe them, you should be alert so that, in the event that something superior comes along, you may follow that.