Absolute power does not corrupt absolutely$$$ absolute power attracts the corruptible.

Human decency is not derived from religion. It precedes it.

By "guts" I mean$$$ grace under pressure.

But in the meantime$$$ all the life you have or ever will have is today$$$ tonight$$$ tomorrow$$$ today$$$ tonight$$$ tomorrow$$$ over and over again (I hope)$$$ ...

Show the readers everything$$$ tell them nothing.

I wanted to paint a picture some day that people would stand before and forget that it was made of paint. I wanted it to creep into them like a bar of music and mushroom there like a soft bullet.

An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life.

He's an honest politician--he stays bought.

Work is not an end in itself; there must always be time enough for love.

Natural science$$$ does not simply describe and explain nature; it is part of the interplay between nature and ourselves.