I said to the almond tree, ‘'Friend, speak to me of God,’' and the almond treeblossomed.

Reasonand emotion are not antagonists. What seems like a struggle between twoopposing ideas or values, one of which, automatic and unconscious, manifestsitself in the form of a feeling.

Faith is continuation of reason.

A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait until the deadline looms large.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

Anyonewho conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

Do not despair, not even over the fact that you don't despair.

Consistencyrequires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.

No man is the whole himself; his friends are the rest of him.

An artist is a cut above the critic, for the artist is writing something which will move the critic. The critic is writing something which will move everybody but the artist

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Thegreatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.