"We must come to see that peace is not merely a distant goal we seek, but it is a means by which we arrive at that goal. We must pursue peaceful ends through peaceful means."

"The actual God of many Americans... is simply the current of American life."

"I used to [have regrets]. But I forgave myself. When God forgave me, I figured I'd better do it, too."

"Inventions reached their limit long ago, and I see no hope for further development."

"Monogamy is the Western custom of one wife and hardly any mistresses."

"We're all playing melody against each other. our aim is to get so far away from the original line that your playing something that's never been heard before."

"The greatest poem is not that which is most skillfully constructed, but that in which there is the most poetry."

"That's the secret to life... replace one worry with another...."

"You don't need a lot of the stuff you think you need."

"Specialization is for insects."

"Do pleasant things yourself, but unpleasant things through others."

"Success: Set your standarts high, and do not stop till you reach them."