The best sermon is preached by the minister who has a sermon to preach and not by the man who has to preach a sermon. William Feather
The book I always say that influenced me, subconsciously, because at the time I didn't know I wanted to be a writer, was William Goldman's 'Marathon Man.' That was the first adult thriller that I loved. I read it when I was 15 or so, when my father gave it to me. Harlan Coben
The closer a man approaches tragedy the more intense is his concentration of emotion upon the fixed point of his commitment, which is to say the closer he approaches what in life we call fanaticism. Arthur Miller
The difference between a man of sense and a fop is that the fop values himself upon his dress; and the man of sense laughs at it, at the same time he knows he must not neglect it.Lord Chesterfield
The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things. Epictetus
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain
The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: 'If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?' But... the good Samaritan reversed the question: 'If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?'Martin Luther King
The free man must be born before freedom can be won, and the brotherly man must be born before full brotherhood can be won. It will come into being only if we build it out of our very muscle and bone - by trying to act it out. Barbara Deming
The haunting of history is ever present in Barcelona. I see cities as organisms, as living creatures. To me, Madrid is a man and Barcelona is a woman. And it's a woman who's extremely vain. Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances. Aristotle
The intelligent man is one who has successfully fulfilled many accomplishments, and is yet willing to learn more. Ed Parker