Honor and shame from no condition rise; Act well your part, there all the honor lies.

Any writer, I suppose, feels that the world into which he was born is nothing less than a conspiracy against the cultivation of his talent.

James Baldwin

When I was growing up, Dr. Seuss was really my favorite. There was something about the lyrical nature and the simplicity of his work that really hit me.

Tim Burton

Every institution not only carries within it the seeds of its own dissolution, but prepares the way for its most hated rival.

W. R. [William Ralph] Inge

What progress we are making. In the Middle Ages they would have burned me. Now they are content with burning my books.

Sigmund Freud, Referring to the

As a pastor, you get invited into the most poignant moments of people's lives. Whether it's a wedding or a funeral or a hospital visit, you get invited into the center of the event, whether or not you know the people.

Rob Bell

The absurd is born of the confrontation between the human call and the unreasonable silence of the world.

Albert Camus

There are charms made only for distant admiration.

Samuel Johnson

Of all religions, Christianity is without a doubt the one that should inspire tolerance most, although, up to now, the Christians have been the most intolerant of all men

Voltaire

A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Nature never deceives us it is we who deceive ourselves.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Our lives sometimes depend on computers performing as predicted.

Philip Emeagwali

Passion is the genesis of genius.

Anthony Robbins