“If we were all determined to play the first violin we should never have an ensemble. Therefore, respect every musician in his proper place.”
“If all would play first violin, we could not obtain an orchestra. Therefore esteem every musician in his place.”
“Not every musician should be obligated to reassure us that we are not zombies.”
“If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning: just as, if there were no light in the universe and therefore no creatures with eyes, we should never know it was dark. Dark would be without meaning.”
“When we put God first, all other things fall into their proper place or drop out of our lives.”
“The moment you tell someone else is the moment you become a whiner and the world’s smallest violin starts to play. The truth is, we all have problems.”