"Once, during Prohibition, I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and water."

"Giving a man space is like giving a dog a computer: the chances are he will not use it wisely."

"Smile, it is the key that fits the lock of everybody's heart."

"Freedom hath a thousand charms to show, That slaves however contented never know."

"The good poet sticks to his real loves, to see within the realm of possibility. He never tries to hold hands with God or the human race."

"The fear of the Lord is the begginning of wisdom."

"No punishment of the unrighteous has ever been too severe in the eyes of the righteous."

"The words that a father speaks to his children in the privacy of home are not heard by the world, but, as in whispering galleries, they are clearly heard at the end, and by posterity."

"It takes a lot of time to be a genius, you have to sit around so much doing nothing, really doing nothing."

"In the topsy-turvy world of heavy rock, it's often useful to have a nice, solid piece of wood in your hands."

"Storms make trees take deeper roots."

"We walk by faith, not by sight."