“Commencement speeches were invented largely in the belief that outgoing college students should never be released into the world until they have been properly sedated.”

“Medical decisions have been politicized. What doctor wants a state legislator in his consulting room?”

“Well, it's a humor strip, so my first responsibility has always been to entertain the reader... But if, in addition, I can help move readers to thought and judgment about issues that concern me, so...”

“If you can't experience the humanity of people who don't look like you, you're not civilized enough to be an officer of the peace.”

“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.”

“My centre is giving way, my right is in retreat, situation excellent. I attack.”

“Thousands of cars and a million guitarsScreaming with power in the air!We've found the place where the decibels raceThis army of rock will be thereTo ram it downRam it down!Straight to the heart of...”

“Every relationship that we have with people today is either lifting us up or dragging us down”

“The world has a way of dragging down our mood.”

“Love is never supposed to hurt. Love is supposed to heal, to be your haven from misery, to make living fucking worthwhile.”

“Great leaders do not fear challenges, because challenges don't break leaders but sharpens them.”

“He stood in a room, looking around, seeing thousands of himself. He banged the walls made of mirrors, but they wouldn't break. Thier laugh filled his heart and with fear, he curled up and sat there...”