To use many words to communicate few thoughts is everywhere the unmistakable sign of mediocrity. To gather much thought into few words stamps the man of genius.

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.

It is difficult to find happiness within oneself, but it is impossible to find it anywhere else.

The majority of men... are not capable of thinking, but only of believing, and... are not accessible to reason, but only to authority.

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.

Man is the only animal who causes pain to others with no other object than wanting to do so.

Genius and madness have something in common: both live in a world that is different from that which exists for everyone else.

A pessimist is an optimist in full possession of the facts.

Religions are like fireflies. They require darkness in order to shine.

Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain, and it is only with the highest degree of intelligence that suffering reaches its supreme point.

I wouldn't call myself a geek, but I do sometimes teach Mommy and Daddy stuff about computers. And I do watch TV, but only informative programmes like the news and documentaries.

Anthologists are lazy fellows who like to spend a quiet evening at home raiding good books.

Simplicity is always a virtue.

Kids do better, frankly [when the economy is strong]. Jobs make great years for kids.

If you take advantage of everything that America has to offer, there's nothing you can't accomplish.

In my opinion, the best setup guys now have a tougher job than the closers. They pitch more innings, inherit more runners.

The first, the middle and the last thing to do is to pray.

Memory fades, memory adjusts, memory conforms to what we think we remember.

Not everyone is lucky enough to understand how delicious it is to suffer.

If you do the right thing, eventually you will inspire others to do the right thing.