Never do your enemy a minor injury.

The lion cannot protect himself from traps, and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves. One must therefore be a fox to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten wolves.

Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.

I desire to go to Hell and not to Heaven. In the former I shall enjoy the company of popes, kings and princes, while in the latter are only beggars, monks and apostles

Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage.

A government which does not trust its citizens to be armed is not itself to be trusted.

Men are so stupid and concerned with their present needs, they will always let themselves be deceived.

It is just as difficult and dangerous to try to free a people that wants to remain servile as it is to enslave a people that wants to remain free.

Any man who tries to be good all the time is bound to come to ruin among the great number who are not good.

A sign of intelligence is an awareness of one's own ignorance.

Power is the pivot on which everything hinges. He who has the power is always right; the weaker is always wrong.

Joblessness is a time for reflection

Allow others to call you guru but do not let yourself become one.

Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.

I was watching Revolution, and the things I did in that picture, holy smokes! I can't believe I did that, it's like another person. It's the thought of it, it's just appalling to me.

I'm not looking to be an artist to make money. I'm looking to be an artist.

Between the ages of 30 and 40 was the time when both my spirit and body were young and powerful and I could do anything!

I had a wonderful childhood, which is tough because it's hard to adjust to a miserable adulthood.

My childhood may have been more demented than most, because I learned to read very early and was allowed to read whatever I wanted.

A committee is a life form with six or more legs and no brain.

Alec Baldwin is so funny.