Because of my upbringing, I believe in things like limited government, fiscal responsibility and personal accountability. I believe in the wisdom of our founders and the sanctity of our Constitution.

For all my education, accomplishments, and so called 'wisdom'... I can't fathom my own heart.

There's something peculiar about writing fiction. It requires an interesting balance between seeing the world as a child and having the wisdom of a middle-aged person. The further you get from childhood and the experience of the teenage years, the greater the danger of losing that wellspring.

No, I never - no one ever - I never learned anything when I was a kid. Honestly, my parents had nothing to tell me - like, no wisdom, nothing.

Patience is the companion of wisdom.

I want to dip my foot in some acting. And most definitely want to mentor upcoming artists and give them the wisdom that was given to me.

Strong characters are brought out by change of situation, and gentle ones by permanence.

Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.

It is the mind that maketh good or ill, That maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor.

Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.

A musical, like most religions, provides the audience or followers with a sense of belonging. Religious services, on the other hand, with their staged performances, invigorating songs, popular wisdom and shared experience, are almost a form of community theater.

Wisdom we know is the knowledge of good and evil, not the strength to choose between the two.

If I don't have wisdom, I can teach you only ignorance.

Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it.

Conventional wisdom holds that the public disproportionately blames Republicans for government shutdowns. The disproportionate election of Republicans to the U.S. Senate following the Republican-led shutdown of 2013 should have put that canard to rest.

Holy wisdom confounds Satan and all his wickednesses.

I didn't get where I am today by worryin' about how I'd feel tomorrow.

Many of us spend half of our time wishing for things we could have if we didn't spend half our time wishing.

As a youngster, I used to try to pick up any bits of wisdom about the guitar I could. It's not like now where you have books and books about every aspect of anything. Any little pearl of wisdom was welcome back then.

Pain and foolishness lead to great bliss and complete knowledge, for Eternal Wisdom created nothing under the sun in vain.