Art is life, plus caprice.

Man is the only animal that contemplates death, and also the only animal that shows any sign of doubt of its finality.

We cannot swing up a rope which is attached only to our own belt.

Where men cannot freely convey their thoughts to one another, no other liberty is secure.

Mr. Rihani, we met once a thousand years ago and we may not meet again for another thousand years.

And indeed, no man has found his religion until he has found that for which he must sell his goods and his life.

Only the man who has enough good in him to feel the justice of the penalty can be punished; the others can only be hurt.

Principle I: Legal rights are presumptive rights.

Without good-will, no man has any presumptive right, except the right or opportunity to change his will, so long as there is hope of it.

Principle III: Presumptive rights are the conditions under which individual powers normally develop.

No religion is a true religion that does not make men tingle to their finger tips with a sense of infinite hazard.

Obedience and submission requires faith

I want to affect people like a clap of thunder, to inflame their minds with the breadth of my vision, the strength of my conviction and the power of my expression.

Restlessness is discontent and discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.

A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success.

Winning an argument is losing it as it makes the loser feel bad.

I have discovered the dance. I have discovered the art which has been lost for two thousand years

People who read my books have an open mind when it comes to new, bizarre, interesting and exciting ideas.

The Creator, if He exists, has a special preference for beetles.

A little showbiz never hurt anyone.

Something had gone amiss with men, and the weak ones were dangerous.