In their hearts women think that it is men's business to earn money and theirs to spend it.

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.

It is difficult to find happiness within oneself, but it is impossible to find it anywhere else.

The majority of men... are not capable of thinking, but only of believing, and... are not accessible to reason, but only to authority.

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.

Man is the only animal who causes pain to others with no other object than wanting to do so.

Genius and madness have something in common: both live in a world that is different from that which exists for everyone else.

A pessimist is an optimist in full possession of the facts.

Religions are like fireflies. They require darkness in order to shine.

Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain, and it is only with the highest degree of intelligence that suffering reaches its supreme point.

Our privileges are not for our pleasure but rather for our purpose.

A true healer is the one who heals himself first so others can benefit from his own healing.

Ruthlessness is the most practical of emotions, Reen's voice whispered. She ignored it.

I'm an athlete who's very determined and I understand sacrifice.

IF YOU WOULD BE FREE OF GREED, FIRST YOU HAVE TO LEAVE EGOTISM BEHIND. THE BEST MENTAL EXERCISE FOR RELINQUISHING EGOTISM IS CONTEMPLATING IMPERMANENCE.

A lot of people sayin’ f*** me. Problem is they be telling everybody but me.

I drink a gallon of water a day.

You can be a little lonely because it's an individual sport.

A senator is like a begonia - showy but useless.

I try never to be governed by fear; that's how I choose things.