To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like administering medicine to the dead, or endeavoring to convert an atheist by scripture.

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

These are the times that try men's souls.

When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary.

A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.

I do not like to work with patients who are in love. Perhaps it is because of envy - I, too, crave enchantment. Perhaps it is because love and psychotherapy are fundamentally incompatible. The good therapist fights darkness and seeks illumination, while romantic love is sustained by mystery and crumbles upon inspection.

When you're old-fashioned like I am, you know marriage is forever. Those vows are a promise.

My wife and I met right down the street. Our single, 'Just a Kiss' is kind of about that moment. I was trying to replicate that dance-off between Justin Timberlake and Brittany Spears.