Mort Sahl

"If you want to know what God thinks about money, look at who He gives it to."

"The truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it, just let it loose."

"I don't have a short attention span, I just have a lot of interests."

"The real problem is not how to get from here to there, but how to get there without losing yourself."

"Friendship is the greatest act of love we can give to another human being."

"The only real failure is the failure to try."

"Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana."

"Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the presence of justice."

"Life is the only game where the object of the game is to play."

"The biggest adventure is finding yourself."

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but it starts in the heart."

"Creativity is intelligence having fun."

"Patience is not the absence of action, but the presence of faith."

"Kindness is the language that the deaf can hear and the blind can see."

"Knowledge is power, but enthusiasm pulls the switch."

"The only thing constant is change, and that's the only thing that stays the same."

"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches on the soul."

"Dreams are the touchstones of our characters."

"Work is love made visible."

"The greatest gift is to see people for who they really are."

"Solitude is where I place my chaos to rest."

"Family is not always blood, it's the people who want you in their life."

"Love is the most powerful force in the universe."

"Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being."

"A politician is someone who shakes your hand before an election and your confidence after."

"The reason I'm in this business is because I'm interested in what's happening now."

"Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most of the voters don't think."

"I've been observing the human condition for decades, and I can tell you it hasn't improved much."

"Comedy is the canary in the coal mine—when we stop laughing at power, we're in trouble."

"The question is not whether war is nice. Of course it's not nice. The question is whether it's necessary."