I have converted the machinery of my fate into the servant of my will.

Alcohol was for people who basically wished to be dead but lacked the courage to kill themselves.

We only betray ourselves.

Most writers regard the truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are economical in its use.

She fell down fifty-five floors. It took 10.6 seconds for her to hit the ground. It took my father forty-eight hours to come back home from his business trip in Sweden.

Great churches aren't built on the gifts or talents of a few, but on the sacrifice of many.

Dreams are, by definition cursed with short life spans.

You had that action and counteraction which, in the natural and in the political world, from the reciprocal struggle of discordant powers draws out the harmony of the universe.

Always look beyond what you can see.

When power replaces truth as the goal, assertion replaces reason as the path

I've never made an excuse of not knowing my father, because I've had great people in my life.

To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts.

If ardent passions push not men on to lofty enterprise, calm wisdom never will accomplish it.