"The memory of my own suffering has prevented me from ever shadowing one young soul with the superstition of the Christian religion"

"Music is my religion"

"The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions"

"Neurotics complain of their illness, but they make the most of it, and when it comes to talking it away from them they will defend it like a lioness her young"

"Young men have a passion for regarding their elders as senile"

"Youth is not a question of years: one is young or old from birth"

"No worse fate can befall a young man or woman than becoming prematurely entrenched in prudence and negation"

"Well, I think any time you delve into this sort of religion, politics, as you well know, you're going to, you know, touch a few nerves. I wasn't - now - and this is the honest truth"

"In America the young are always ready to give to those who are older than themselves the full benefits of their inexperience"

"I was raised as a Christian but the transaction has to be made by yourself - you and God - at some point"

"Religion is one dimension of culture, a transcendent element of it"