No men who really think deeply about women retain a high opinion of them; men either despise women or they have never thought seriously about them.

The fixed stars signify the angel in man. That is why man orients himself by them; and that is why women have no appreciation for the starry sky; because they have no sense of the angel in man.

In those rare individual cases where women approach genius they also approach masculinity.

Every true, eternal problem is an equally true, eternal fault; every answer an atonement, every realisation an improvement.

The genius which runs to madness is no longer genius.

The deepest, the intelligible, part of the nature of man is that part which does not take refuge in causality, but which chooses in freedom the good or the bad.

It is not the fear of death which creates the desire for immortality, but the desire for immortality which causes the fear of death.

Woman, in short, has an unconscious life, man a conscious life, and the genius the most conscious life.

But the higher a man mounts, the greater may be his fall; all genius is a conquering of chaos, mystery.

An individual's arrogance is always in proportion to his lack of self-assurance.

The great man of science, unless he is also a philosopher, ... deserves the title of genius as little as the man of action.

The fact that logic cannot satisfy us awakens an almost insatiable hunger for the irrational.

Even when the experts all agree, they may well be mistaken.

Republicans have pounced. They're outraged. They say, 'How dare you lie about caring for the people who got hurt in the war we lied them into?'

With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)

I'd sleep in a little, work out, do laundry, run errands, buy presents for people with birthdays coming up. I like it when I don't have to be anywhere, and anything I do is my choice.

Humor heals the heckler.

I have never yet found that the advice of a Sister could prevent a young Man's being in love if he chose it.

I take ownership of every mistake I've ever made.

Mr. Vice President, I know you're under a lot of duress to make up for lost ground, but I think people would be better served if we don't keep interrupting each other.

Happy the man who sees a God employed in all the good and ills that checker life.