Hold a true friend with both hands. - Kanuri proverb, Nigeria

Hold a true friend with both hands. - Kanuri proverb, Nigeria

The glacier was God's great plough . . . set at work ages ago to grind, furrow, and knead over, read more

The glacier was God's great plough . . . set at work ages ago to grind, furrow, and knead over, as it were, the surface of the earth?

There are few actions on Earth more profane than a governmental dream holding hostage the well-being of humanity. When such read more

There are few actions on Earth more profane than a governmental dream holding hostage the well-being of humanity. When such an abrogation occurs, the moral obligation between the government and the people dissolves, and ethics is reduced to insignificance.

My definition [of a philosopher] is of a man up in a balloon, with his family and friends holding the read more

My definition [of a philosopher] is of a man up in a balloon, with his family and friends holding the ropes which confine him to earth and trying to haul him down.

I think a very bad time for the arts. I think we're in a tough time in our culture.

I think a very bad time for the arts. I think we're in a tough time in our culture.

The Bible contains the revelation of the will of God. It contains the history of the creation of the world, read more

The Bible contains the revelation of the will of God. It contains the history of the creation of the world, and of mankind.

I have been lucky enough to have had the opportunity of travelling across this country and enduring all the classic read more

I have been lucky enough to have had the opportunity of travelling across this country and enduring all the classic situations that go with talking to people.

Make yourself look stupid on occasion, because if you don't people will start to think you're smart. Then they'll start read more

Make yourself look stupid on occasion, because if you don't people will start to think you're smart. Then they'll start to expect things from you, and it all goes downhill from there.

It helps to have someone in the same boat as you, ... There's a lot of pressure, so it helps read more

It helps to have someone in the same boat as you, ... There's a lot of pressure, so it helps to have someone who's also young and famous and has a lot of pressure to succeed. Plus it's easier because I don't have to worry about her motives.