The fact is that Americans are not a thoughtful people; they are too busy to stop and question their values.

Religion is a way of walking, not a way of talking.

It takes strong men and women to love ... people strong enough inside themselves to love ... without humiliation.

From beasts we scorn as soulless, In forest, field and den, The cry goes up to witness The soulessness of men

Literature flourishes best when it is half a trade and half an art.

I have a tendency, after a play of mine is produced, to look back on it disparagingly, seeing only its faults; before production, I see only its virtues.

Oh, believe me. The greatest egos are those which are too egotistical to show just how egotistical they are.

I been talkin' with my buddy, and he thinks I'm virgin enough fer the two of us.

Of all tyrannies a country can suffer, the worst is the tyranny of the majority.

What is a socialist? One who has yearnings To share equal profits from unequal earnings.

Oh, yes. I'm terribly smart. Wouldn't it have been nice... to be intelligent?

all children are required to attend School, which is like a party to which everyone forgot to bring punch, or hats, or fiddles, and none of the games have good prizes.

You can make almost anything a learning or positive experience. I think I offer a good example of how to make the most out of what life gives you and how to keep moving on.

We can kill lots of people. We do kill lots of people. We can destroy virtually anything we choose to destroy.

When I was a kid, I dreamed of using a bat with my own name on it.

Ethics is for people with full bellies.

The government is determined to continue the process of fiscal consolidation and structural reform in order to secure sound public finances and improve the country's international competitiveness.

All societies are historical.

The torch of liberty is hot; warms those who hold it high; burns those who try to extinguish it.

So I decided on science when I was in college.

People always worry that buying tech products today carries a risk of obsolescence. Most of the time, that fear is overblown.