One man is more concerned with the impression he makes on the rest of mankind, another with the impression the rest of mankind makes on him.

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.

..we'll deal with it, because the good outweighs the bad.

Problem solving, and I don't mean algebra, seems to be my life's work. Maybe it's everyone's life's work.

There are always choices in life. People are going to pull you in all directions. Where you end up is a direct result of how wise your decisions are.

Travel. It was an intransitive verb. It didn't involve any destinations. It was going to the going's sake, to be anywhere but where you were, with motion itself as the only object.

You have to be careful not to get overexposed.

[U]nemployment is ... a side effect of the cure for inflation.

It is clear that a temporary increase in the cap is needed to ensure high-tech companies can hire the specialized personnel they need to continue to help fuel California's economic growth.

Online, you have things like Slate Magazine, which has a lot of commentary and analysis of stories, so it gives you a fuller picture. I would compare that to a news magazine or the New Republic.

Fear is a sprit that really can stop you from living.

Nothing teems But hateful docks, rough thistles, kecksies, burs, Losing both beauty and utility.