An argument fatal to the communist theory, is suggested by the fact, that a desire for property is one of the elements of our nature.

There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance-that principle is contempt prior to investigation.

The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.

The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future.

The society exists for the benefit of its members; not its members for the benefit of the society.

No one can be perfectly free till all are free; no one can be perfectly moral till all are moral; no one can be perfectly happy till all are happy.

All Socialism involves slavery.

Hero-worship is strongest where there is least regard for human freedom.

This survival of the fittest implies multiplication of the fittest.

Be bold, be bold, and everywhere be bold.

Civilization is a progress from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity toward a definite, coherent heterogeneity.

I had a lump in my throat the size of a bundt cake pan.

I’m starting to get used to this feeling of not caring about anything.

When you are facing the wilderness on your own, you have a totally different attitude to someone who works in government or who has a monthly cheque.

The core of my personality consists of many selves.

Writing is a process of self-discipline you must learn before you can call yourself a writer. There are people who write, but I think they're quite different from people who must write.

When you're actor, you have no idea how much work goes into pre-production. We're just sitting in our trailers waiting for someone to knock on our door to go to the set.

Architecture is a language. When you are very good, you can be a poet

I don't want to put anyone down, but you won't see any twerking from me.

What happens when we get back? I don't know. I guess we try and forget. I don't want to forget.