Humans were eventually irrational creatures gifted with the power of rationality.

Minds, like parachutes, function better when open, but, like fists, they strike harder when closed.

Without power, knowledge is useless. without knowledge, faith is tyranny. Without understanding, humanity is blind, and without all four, it is doomed.

Never mistake law for justice. Justice is an ideal, and law is a tool.

Love of another is merely empty flattery and self-deception for one who cannot accept himself without pretense.

Hatred is a form of faith, distilled by passion to remove all rationality.

To that which is born, death is certain; to that which is dead, birth is certain.

Most people don’t care who rules, as long as their lives don’t change.

If you do good because you expect to be rewarded, it is greed.

No society that places the individual above itself will survive; but neither will any society that places the individual below itself.

The end is always the same. That's why what we do does matter. Good or bad, we die. If we bring some light and prosperity into the world, isn't that better than there being less light?

It is hard work and great art to make life not so serious.

I challenge you to make your life the masterpiece you want to paint, the novel you want to read, the day you want to wake to.

The most pleasant and alluring curve on a woman is the smile

This high official, all allow, is grossly overpaid; there wasn't any Board, and now there isn't any Trade.

Become empty to become complete, for it is the void that defines the form.

There is no better way of elevating the novel than by making it into a construct which contains ideas.

The only reason I don't want to commit adultery is because I love my wife and I love my lord.

Music has the power to unite us. It proves that by working together, we can create something truly beautiful.

I think, for all of us, enjoying time with our kids and our families helps us stay grounded.

Today is the first and last day of forever.