Since corrupt people unite amongst themselves to constitute a force, then honest people must do the same.

When you love someone, you love the person as they are, and not as you'd like them to be.

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.

Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly.

Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it.

A man is like a fraction whose numerator is what he is and whose denominator is what he thinks of himself. The larger the denominator, the smaller the fraction.

Everybody wants to change the world, but nobody thinks about changing himself.

Once we're thrown off our habitual paths, we think all is lost, but it's only here that the new and the good begins.

An arrogant person considers himself perfect. This is the chief harm of arrogance. It interferes with a person's main task in life—becoming a better person.

Real wisdom is not the knowledge of everything, but the knowledge of which things in life are necessary, which are less necessary, and which are completely unnecessary to know.

Men pray to the Almighty to relieve poverty. But poverty comes not from God's laws-it is blasphemy of the worst kind to say that. Poverty comes from man's injustice to his fellow man.

The only reason people hold onto memories is because memories are the only things that don't change, even when everyone else does.

We need to remember how what Christ has already done transforms who we are right now -- not later, once we get it together but right now in all the messes we've made.

It would be amazing to play Sylvia Plath. She was so dark, and what came out of her writing was troubled and fierce. The dimensions, levels, layers and levels would be incredible to take on.

The way I write, words can means lots of different things.

George W. said he doesn't watch television. And, of course, well - the reason for that is the Clintons stole the White House satellite system.

I've done too many stupid things for there not to be movies made about me when I'm dead, so I might as well write the script.

God is an oppressor, He is incapable of human sympathy; behind a smiling face He hides an evil heart.

The cat jumps up on the bed and tries to get onto my head. It's his way of telling whether or not i'm dead. If i'm not, he wants to be scratched; if i am - he'll think of something

Analysis paralysis occurs when you overthink and underwork.

One of the most important reasons for studying history is that virtually every stupid idea that is in vogue today has been tried before and proved disastrous before, time and again.