Society prepares the crime the criminal commits it.

Society prepares the crime; the criminal commits it.

The faculty of art is to change events; the faculty of science is to foresee them. The phenomena with which we deal are controlled by art; they are predicted by science.

First doubt, then inquire, then discover. This has been the process with all our great thinkers.

Sir, the slowness of genius is hard to bear, but the slowness of mediocrity is insufferable.

He who knows most believes the least.

In 1776, the Americans laid before Europe that noble Declaration, which ought to be hung up in the nursery of every king, and blazoned on the porch of every royal palace

When the interval between the intellectual classes and the practical classes is too great, the former will possess no influence, the latter will reap no benefit.

Whenever a man boasts much about [his common sense], you may be pretty sure that he has very little sense, either common or uncommon.

Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.

Society prepares the crime, the criminal commits it.

As I acknowledge the boundaries within myself, I am given plenty of opportunities to reinforce them.

That was always my fear, that perhaps books would lead me astray, teaching me about a life that didn’t match reality.

Unrealistic expectations often lead to disappointment, while simple unbiased attention and detachment to outcome often lead to pleasant surprises.

Don't let your 'future success' dim the beauty and light that's in front of you right now.

If people think you are this amazing, own it.

Persia is very different from the Arab Middle East in terms of architecture and language. Even though we think of them as one big Middle Eastern area, in truth, Persia's quite distinct.

I’m half crazy but I know the Devil real. I should know, I signed a record deal.

Look at history; all the interesting women were deeply flawed.

I asked Tom if countries always apologized when they had done wrong, and he says - "Yes; the little ones does".

We are not capable of producing a concept of time that is at once cosmological, biological, historical and individual