...I'm no longer prepared to accept what people say and what's written in books. I must think things out for myself, and try to find my own answer.

The sea possesses a power over one's moods that has the effect of a will. The sea can hypnotize. Nature in general can do so.

A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.

A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed.

It is inexcusable for scientists to torture animals; let them make their experiments on journalists and politicians.

The spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom-they are the pillars of society.

The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.

Don't use that foreign word: ideals. We have the excellent native word: lies.

The most dangerous enemy of the truth and freedom amongst us is the compact majority

I don't imagine you will dispute the fact that at present the stupid people are in an absolutely overwhelming majority all the world over.

The greatest victory is defeat.

The world hasn't changed that much

Men are men they needs must err.

I love you," I whisper. "And I love you." He smiles, his lips seeking mine. "Always have. Always will.

I resent the idea that people would blame the messenger for the message, rather than looking at the content of the message itself.

Every experience I've had in my life is a resource in my body.

Words are one of our chief means of adjusting to all the situations of life. The better control we have over words, the more successful our adjustment is likely to be.

The black population now consists of two distinct classes-the middle class and the poor.

How adversity doth ope the eye! A moon can be seen by day as well as by night; but, to see the stars, you must be in darkness.

I would ask my dad what he did, and he'd say, 'I listen to people's problems.' In some way what he did for a living is in my genes.

Since the age of three I have refused God nothing.