Self-importance is our greatest enemy. Think about it - what weakens us is feeling offended by the deeds and misdeeds of our fellowmen. Our self-importance requires that we spend most of our lives offended by someone.
The strongest possible piece of advice I would give any young woman is: Don't screw around, and don't smoke.
I believe in God, only I spell it Nature.
It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen.
You can't have a light without a dark to stick it in.
All great truths begin as blasphemies.
When all is said and done, the weather and love are the two elements about which one can never be sure.