I saw how many people were poor and how many kids my age went to school hungry in the morning, which I don't think most of my contemporaries in racially segregated schools in the South thought very much about at the time. Use this quote
Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened. Use this quote
It is sad that the Republican leadership is not as interested as they say they are in protecting the institution of marriage as they are in waging a campaign to divide and distract the American people from the real issues that need to be addressed. Use this quote
You do things when the opportunities come along. I've had periods in my life when I've had a bundle of ideas come along, and I've had long dry spells. If I get an idea next week, I'll do something. If not, I won't do a damn thing. Use this quote
What is ominous is the ease with which some people go from saying that they don't like something to saying that the government should forbid it. When you go down that road, don't expect freedom to survive very long. Use this quote
Perhaps it's good for one to suffer. Can an artist do anything if he's happy? Would he ever want to do anything? What is art, after all, but a protest against the horrible inclemency of life? Use this quote
I'd like to classify my life as a romantic comedy. Unfortunately I feel it's probably more like a TV reality show. Use this quote
Refining is inevitable in science when you have made measurements of a phenomenon for a long period of time. Use this quote
A good husband makes a good wife. Use this quote
I don't know now if I'm funny. I just keep talking and hope that I hit something that's funny. Use this quote
There is no road too long to the man who advances deliberately and without undue haste; there are no honors too distant to the man who prepares himself for them with patience. Use this quote
A little perspective, like a little humor, goes a long way. Use this quote
Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other. Use this quote
I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble. Use this quote
I believe my publisher has shown a great deal of faith in me over a lot of years but I'm not prepared to be so arrogant to say that the long-term literary value of my work would compensate them for a financial failure. Use this quote
Marriage is one long conversation, chequered by disputes. Use this quote
Objects we ardently pursue bring little happiness when gained; most of our pleasures come from unexpected sources. Use this quote
I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself. Use this quote
Yes, there is a story about Agent Orange, and we knew that it harmed our troops and we knew how long it was to get the medical community to accept that, the military to accept it, the VA to accept it. Use this quote
What Clinton did with Lewinsky was despicable but was no threat to the nation. That he lied about it repeatedly and to the public is a reason for us to cease to trust him and for him to resign. Use this quote
