"The proverb answers where the sermon fails, as a well-charged pistol will do more execution than a whole barrel of gunpowder idly exploded in the air."

"A man with his belly full of the classics is an enemy of the human race."

"Friendship is one of the sweetest joys of life. Many might have failed beneath the bitterness of their trial had they not found a friend."

"This dependence on the visual connection with objects is a common trait among hoarders."

"Your food stamps will be stopped effective March, 1992, because we received notice that you passed away. May God bless you. You may reapply if there is a change in your circumstances."

"If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly."

"I've always thought that a big laugh is a really loud noise from the soul saying, 'Ain't that the truth.'"

"I still believe that at any time the no-talent police will come and arrest me."

"Gratitude is our most direct line to God and the angels. If we take the time, no matter how crazy and troubled we feel, we can find something to be thankful for."

"Citizens, did you want a revolution without revolution?"

"The power to bring me out of solitude - or to push me back into it - had never belonged to another person. It was mine and only mine."

"People see God every day, they just don't recognize him."