I know of nothing sublime which is not some modification of power.

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.

Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it.

The hottest fires in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of moral crisis.

Silence is golden but when it threatens your freedom it's yellow.

In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.

It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare.

When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.

Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy.

The Fate of good men who refuse to become involved in politics is to be ruled by evil men.

It’s despicable of an author to kill his main personage solely for stirring imagination of indifferent or mean minds.

If there is no friendship with them [the poor] and no sharing of the life of the poor, then there is no authentic commitment to liberation, because love exists only among equals.

The swift wind of compromise is a lot more devastating than the sudden jolt of misfortune.

Protected by a no-fly zone, surrounded by protesters, Trump Tower is buzzing with intensity. The president-elect's family, loyalist advisers and wannabes all jockeying for position.

I'm definitely a practicing Hindu.

I do have 14 tattoos, but I also do come home every single night and watch reality TV with my cat.

A baroque art-rock bubblegum broadcast on a frequency understood only by female teenagers and bred field mice.

paraphrasing.."Science is the language of the intellect of society. Art is language of the entire human personality.

A holy and heavenly life is a continual pain to the consciences of sinners around you and continually solicits them to change their course.

Failure changes for the better, success for the worse.