Any book which is at all important should be re-read immediately.

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.

It's a blessing and a curse. But it's not always the best situation to be in. As a profession, I don't recommend acting at all.

All children are essentially criminal.

I have always liked drawing, when you draw you see things more intensely.

We ought not to have to wait for sorrow before we can appreciate the sweetness of joy.

During the race, we lose 2-4 kilos of liquids.

The only way not to worry about the race problem is to be doing something about it yourself. When you are, natural human vanity makes you feel that now the thing is in good hands.

It is a destructive addition to add anything to Christ

It was becoming a habit-this concentration on things behind him. Almost as though there were no future to be had. *Milkman*

In Europe, radio stations are owned by a variety of different entities, so there is less uniformity on radio programming and more opportunity for artists to get radio play and break overseas.

The king's name is a tower of strength.