Didn’t somebody once say ‘Politics is the art of the possible’?” “Quite true—which is why only second-rate minds go into it. Genius likes to challenge the impossible.

Excessive interest in pathological behavior was itself pathological

Never attribute to malevolence what is merely due to incompetence

My favourite definition of an intellectual: 'Someone who has been educated beyond his/her intelli

Three million years! The infinitely crowded panorama of written history, with its empires and its kings, its triumphs and its tragedies, covered barely one thousandth of this appalling span of time.

It's better to burn out than to fade away.

The holy sword, the Holy Scripture.

A beautiful world with ugly people

We're all human no matter what.

An army of disciplined sheep is greater than an army of undisciplined wolves.

It was the sunlight coming through the window that woke Alex up

Indomitable perseverance in a business, properly understood, always ensures ultimate success.

The purpose of torture is not getting information. It's spreading fear.

If the guidebook used to be critical, today it seems largely a celebratory adjunct to the publicity operations of hotels, resorts, and even countries.

"Value added" is a meaningless concept for a retail business , for a bank, for a life insurance company, and for any other business which is not primarily engaged in manufacturing.