I am more interested in the purpose of government than its mechanics-though the means should at least be good enough to lead to the ends desired.

Anyone who wants to be a leader must be the servant, not the boss, of those he wants to serve.

The road to freedom is full of thorns and fire, yet happy is he who follows it!

The system doesn't have to be pure, but it does have to work.

He who allows himself to be arrested for a crime he did not commit will be expelled from the party, but if he resists and comes to us on a stretcher, he is a hero.

One must scratch that part of the body or mind that itches.

A bowl rotates faster at the top than at the bottom.

One can't realize difficulty arriving at a momentous decision until one comes to do so.

Thou shalt not forget that money is only money and not character or fame.

No matter how old a mother is she watches her middle-aged children for signs of improvement.

Only our individual faith in freedom can keep us free.

Who, except the poets, reads poetry?

Take It From Me: Life's a Struggle but You Can Win

Without a mother, one cannot love. Without a mother, one cannot die.

In the arts the way in which an idea is rendered, and the manner in which it is expressed, is much more important than the idea itself.

To retreat after a work well done is Heaven's Way.

God is an ever-receding pocket of scientific ignorance that's getting smaller and smaller and smaller as time moves on.

To see like a customer, be like a customer.