"These days grief seems like walking on a frozen river; most of the time he feels safe enough, but there is always that danger he will plunge through."

"The Ten Commandments contain 297 words, the Bill of Rights 463 words, and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address 266 words. A recent federal directive regulating the price of cabbage contains 26,911 words."

"Accident, n.: A condition in which presence of mind is good, but absence of body is better."

"A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar."

"There are only two types of aircraft a€“ fighters and targets."

"Love as Thought is Truth. Love as Action is Right Conduct. Love as Understanding is Peace. Love as Feeling is Non-violence."

"I am not part of the problem. I am a Republican."

"No man was ever so much deceived by another as by himself."

"Do not insult the mother alligator until after you have crossed the river."

"The purpose of art is to lay bare the questions which have been hidden by the answers."

"The women's movement hasn't changed my sex life. It wouldn't dare."

"When we say 'War is over if you want it,' we mean that if everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, we'd have peace."