there are very few who can think, but every man wants to have an opinion; and what remains but to take it ready-made from others, instead of forming opinions for himself?

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.

Life consists of two days, one for you one against you. So when it's for you don't be proud or reckless, and when it's against you be patient, for both days are test for you.

Faith is undoubtedly the core foundation of every great achievement.

here it was the whole world wrapped inside my armsAnd I let it all slip away

Making consumer choices that reward eco-friendly products and companies is a great way to start.

Sometimes journeys begin long before their first step is taken

There's no sense in whipping a tired horse, because he'll quit on you. More horses are whipped out of the money than into it.

Make sure when anyone tackles you he remembers how much it hurts.

Don't just read the easy stuff. You may be entertained by it, but you will never grow from it.

By then The Kite Runner had become quite successful and I found myself in a position that I had always dreamed of my whole life, which was to write for a living.

The calendar has a magic that makes us imagine a memory can be resurrected and revived, but nothing returns.