"The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese."

"I knew I'd been living in Berkeley too long when I saw a sign that said 'Free firewood' and my first thought was 'Who was Firewood and what did he do?'"

"You may regret your silence once, but you will regret your words often."

"Books should to one of these fours ends conduce, for wisdom, piety, delight, or use."

"How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world."

"Most directors make films with their eyes; I make films with my testicles."

"If thou are a master, be sometimes blind; if a servant, sometimes deaf."

"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly."

"If you achieve success, you will get applause, and if you get applause, you will hear it. My advice to you concerning applause is this; enjoy it but never quite believe it."

"Laws do not persuade just because they threaten."

"The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head and hands."

"Watch for good times to retreat into yourself. Frequently meditate on how good God is to you."