I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.

A bad book is as much of a labor to write as a good one it comes as sincerely from the author's soul.

Theology made no provision for evolution. The biblical authors had missed the most important revelation of all! Could it be that they were not really privy to the thoughts of God?

The Bible is one of the greatest blessings bestowed by God on the children of men. It has God for its author salvation for its end and truth without any mixture for its matter. It is all pure.

The future author is one who discovers that language the exploration and manipulation of the resources of language will serve him in winning through to his way.

The Republican argument that raising the debt ceiling encourages additional future spending is logically irresponsible. The debt ceiling has to be raised to authorize spending already approved by Congress. Despite that fallacy the GOP has been able to score political points with its argument.

An author is a fool who not content with boring those he lives with insists on boring future generations.

Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The nearer you come into relation with a person the more necessary do tact and courtesy become.

They have the ability to take a person's freedom from them. On certain situations they have the ability to take a person's reputation. And under certain circumstances they have the authority to take a person's life.

Freedom of conscience entails more dangers than authority and despotism.