The intelligence of that creature known as a crowd is the square root of the number of people in it.

Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

Always be wary of any helpful item that weighs less than its operating manual.

It is a long-cherished tradition among a certain type of military thinker that huge casualties are the main thing. If they are on the other side then this is a valuable bonus.

Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.

It is always useful to face an enemy who is prepared to die for his country, " he read. "This means that both you and he have exactly the same aim in mind.

Men marched away, Vimes. And men marched back. How glorious the battles would have been that they never had to fight!

Were you proposing to shoot these people in cold blood, sergeant?""Nossir. Just a warning shot inna head, sir.

I am yours.Don't give myself back to me.

It’s as if our bodies know the secret that we don’t wish to admit yet.

Because he could not afford to fail, he could not afford to trust.

People are busy creating families, building businesses, working from morning until night but they don’t know what it is to live a full life

Please don´t drown into his fears, his concrete fists don´t let him again, break the bridge of your nose with his cruel born hits. Then disappear into that mask of misery.

This [fundamentalism] is not religion. It is obscenity. These are lies, the criminal use of religious power to misguide people.

I'm not an Uncle Tom. . .. I'm going to be here for 40 years. For those who don't like it, get over it.

I think a shotgun or a handgun that has a six-round clip is a very good, perfectly adequate weapon for self-defense, in the home. You simply can't create that kind of mayhem, if you have to reload.

You could say I'm a mod, but with a small 'm'; I don't wear a parka, but I do question what I wear and what I listen to, which is what it's all about.

I keep very weird hours. I never know when I'm going to get an idea.