The will ... is the driving force of the mind. If it's injured, the mind falls to pieces.

Not everyone is capable of madness; and of those lucky enough to be capable, not many have the courage for it.

A man with a so-called character is often a simple piece of mechanism; he has often only one point of view for the extremely complicated relationships of life.

By attempting the impossible one can attain the highest level of the possible.

I prefer silence. Then you can hear thoughts and see into the past. In silence you can’t hide anything … as you can in words.

I dream, therefore I exist.

There are poisons that blind you, and poisons that open your eyes.

Some people seem to be born to suffer.

No matter how far we travel, the memories will follow in the baggage car.

Religion must be a punishment, because nobody gets religion who does not have a bad conscience.

Silence hides nothing. Words conceal.

Two years hence you will be as calm as I am now, - and far, far happier, I trust, for you are a man and free to act as you please

I don't go to the cool, trendy restaurants. I go to either the holes in the wall or the super-fancy restaurants where there are no cool people.

I cannot sing, dance or act; what else would I be but a talk show host.

[Human beings] will begin to recover the moment we take art as seriously as physics, chemistry or money.

Liberals will only support you after you're gone.

Universities are set up to get people to work together by having them disagree with each other.

Don't go for second best. Put your love to the test.

Syria is Iran's only ally in the Arab world. It's their route to the sea.

A military without political training is a potential criminal.

If people only made prudent marriages, what a stop to population there would be!