Can a man possessing conciousness ever really respect himself?

The best way to keep a prisoner from escaping is to make sure he never knows he's in prison.

Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth.

If you wish to glimpse inside a human soul and get to know a man ... just watch him laugh. If he laughs well, he's a good man.

Learning to love is hard and we pay dearly for it. It takes hard work and a long apprenticeship, for it is not just for a moment that we must learn to love, but forever.

People speak sometimes about the "bestial" cruelty of man, but that is terribly unjust and offensive to beasts, no animal could ever be so cruel as a man, so artfully, so artistically cruel.

It is better to be unhappy and know the worst, than to be happy in a fool's paradise.

Nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer; nothing is more difficult than to understand him.

I think the devil doesn't exist, but man has created him, he has created him in his own image and likeness.

Don’t be overwise; fling yourself straight into life, without deliberation; don’t be afraid - the flood will bear you to the bank and set you safe on your feet again.

The most offensive is not their lying - one can always forgive lying - lying is a delightful thing, for it leads to truth - what is offensive is that they lie and worship their own lying.

The first domesticated animal was the scapegoat.

Through discipline comes freedom.

Only In America can a renowned and devoted terrorism supporter like Peter King be the arbiter of national security and treason.

Once the command of the air is obtained by one of the contending armies, the war becomes a conflict between a seeing host and one that is blind.

And I try to be as diplomatic as I can, but it always ends up being a psychodrama up there on stage.

The sharing of food is the basis of social life, and to many people it is the only kind of social life worth participating in.

Behold a silly tender babe,In freezing winter night,In homely manger trembling lies;Alas! a piteous sight.

By using formula in filmmaking we are admitting that film is not art.

My passion for music has always inspired my designs.

What lasting progress was ever made in social reformation, except when every step was insured by appeals to the understanding and the will?