As touching the gods, I do not know whether they exist or not, nor how they are featured; for there is much to prevent our knowing: the obscurity of the subject and the brevity of human life.

Man is the measure of all things.

No intelligent man believes that anybody ever willingly errs or willingly does base and evil deeds; they are well aware that all who do base and evil things do them unwillingly.

Man is the measure of all things, of the reality of those which are, and of the unreality of those which are not.

As to the gods, I have no means of knowing either that they exist or do not exist.

Many things prevent knowledge, including the obscurity of the subject and the brevity of human life

There are two sides to every question.

Everyone, including the Athenians [...] are right to accept advice from anyone, since it is incumbent on everyone to share in that sort of excellence, or else there can be no city at all.

Man is the measure of all things, of things that are that they are, and of things that are not that they are not.

When it comes to consideration of how to do well in running the city, which must proceed entirely through justice and soundness of mind.

There are intelligible principles inherent in the matter of every phenomenon; because matter is essentially the sum of all the seemings that it has for any and all persons.

Pride and curiosity are the two scourges of our souls. The latter prompts us to poke our noses into everything, and the former forbids us to leave anything unresolved and undecided.

My mother took the measure of what could be built with the material she'd been given, and she built it.

I'm an off-the-charts introvert. To me, being around groups of strangers is exhausting. I've had to sort of train myself to think about two tactics: finding common ground and invoking humor.

Right now, computers, which are supposed to be our servant, are oppressing us.

Expectation is contentment - Gain satiety.

I think things get a lot better after high school. I think the ones that struggle during that time tend to have better experiences after.

The director is the most overrated artist in the world. He is the only artist who, with no talent whatsoever, can be a success for 50 years without his lack of talent ever being discovered.

Philanthropic leaders genially speak of complementing government, not competing with it as if monopoly were good and competition destructive-thus unwittingly conspiring against the public interest.

Caring about what you are doing is considered either unimportant or taken for granted.

I auditioned for 'Cats' - I didn't sing but I was able to cough up a hairball.