It is... a just political maxim, that every man must be supposed a knave.

There is no such thing as freedom of choice unless there is freedom to refuse.

Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few.

Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them.

A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.

When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken, giving views to passion without that proper deliberation which alone can secure them from the grossest absurdities.

The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.

Be a philosopher but, amid all your philosophy be still a man.

A propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow real poverty.

All knowledge degenerates into probability.

It is an absurdity to believe that the Deity has human passions, and one of the lowest of human passions, a restless appetite for applause

Exceed expectations" is such a lispy term. I hope that it never infiltrates the bedroom or sport.

We are not at the bargaining table in agreement to end abuse to our world. We are on the battlefield deciding everyday if we will let this world die or live, by how we contribute to its treatment.

Visualize yourself at your best. Be determined to earn the title of being excellent. From working hard and practicing, one day you will earn its badge of honor.

I know some words floated through my ears, but my mind refused to absorb their meaning. I just shook my head slowly as the wall of pain washed over me, leaving me submerged and broken in the flood.

I just take my three swings and go sit on the bench. I don't ever want to mess up my swing.

There is no more foul or relentless enemy of man in the occult world than this dead-alive creature spewed up from the grave.

You can't run a business or anything else on a theory.

I was very much a child of the Cold War.

Wear your knowledge like your watch - in you pocket - and don't pull it out just for show.

Every birthday, you decide whether to mark it the end of your greatest days or the beginning of your finest hour.