Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.

Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.

There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.

One isn't improved by being at the top of the mountain, one is improved by the climb."- Poppy (quoting Win)

I confront the European elite's self-image as tolerant 'while under their noses women are living like slaves.

The economy needs a stimulus. We MUST borrow. The notion of debt as a sin or something evil should be reviewed.

I think abortion should be mandatory for about 30 years.

Few things are as encouraging as the realization that things can be different and that we have a role in making them so.

I will fight harder for you than anyone has fought for you before.

There are, however, those who have called the book [The Kite Runner] divisive and objected to some of the issues raised in the book, namely racism, discrimination, ethnic inequality etc.

I wanted to be a world champion.

I don't know who's 18 years old today that, 20 years hence, is going to be a jazz fan.

Don't feel bad, Angela," Kami said. "You know guys, they only want one thing. Repartee. I can't count how many times men have admired my well-turned phrases.