One of my grandfathers, actually, having gone out there as a minister, decided he would better serve the people as a doctor. So at a very late age - at the age of 38 in fact - he changed course and decided to become a doctor.

The teacher is the one who gets the most out of the lessons, and the true teacher is the learner.

Elbert Hubbard

A short story is a different thing all together - a short story is like a kiss in the dark from a stranger.

Stephen King

When I look at a lot of older stuff that I've written, I think one sign of amateur humor writing is when you see people trying too hard.

David Sedaris

Drive slow and enjoy the scenery -- drive fast and join the scenery.

Doug Horton

As science advances, there seems to be less and less for God to do. It's a big universe, of course, so He, She, or It, could be profitably employed in many places. But what has clearly been happening is that evolving before our eyes has been a God of the Gaps; that is, whatever it is we cannot explain lately is attributed to God. And then after a while, we explain it, and so that's no longer God's realm.

Carl Sagan

The dignity of truth is lost With much protesting.

Ben Jonson

Unless you choose to do great things with it, it makes no difference how much you are rewarded, or how much power you have.

Oprah Winfrey

Whenever I get to a low point, I go back to the basics. I ask myself, Why am I doing this? It comes down to passion.

Lyn St. James

The only thing limiting your aspiration is your imagination.

Stephen Richards

How many crimes are committed simply because their authors could not endure being wrong.

Albert Camus

Los Angeles is such a town of show business, and I'm a terrible celebrity. I find it difficult - it's the beast that must be fed. There's this big wheel of pictures and articles that goes around, and you get pinned on it.

Julia Roberts

Rugby is great. The players don't wear helmets or padding they just beat the living daylights out of each other and then go for a beer. I love that.

Joe Theismann