Family . . . the home of all social evil, a charitable institution for comfortable women, an anchorage for house-fathers, and a hell for children.

Not everyone is capable of madness; and of those lucky enough to be capable, not many have the courage for it.

A man with a so-called character is often a simple piece of mechanism; he has often only one point of view for the extremely complicated relationships of life.

By attempting the impossible one can attain the highest level of the possible.

I prefer silence. Then you can hear thoughts and see into the past. In silence you can’t hide anything … as you can in words.

I dream, therefore I exist.

There are poisons that blind you, and poisons that open your eyes.

Some people seem to be born to suffer.

No matter how far we travel, the memories will follow in the baggage car.

Religion must be a punishment, because nobody gets religion who does not have a bad conscience.

Silence hides nothing. Words conceal.

The fear of losing anything is the inability to prepare for the best.

Constant prayer interrupts our ego trips and disrupts our toxic trajectories.

People will say anything, especially if they think it's what you want to hear. What we do is what matters. The proof of words is in actions.

Language forces us to perceive the world as man presents it to us.

Ignorance is the toughest enemy of humans. It is most disastrous.

How do you like that, Corbray? You're upstaging yourself.

It's a round ball and a round bat and you got to hit it square.

Working with great people makes you great you learn a lot and it also gives you the experience and confidence to move on with your own career.

Elegance is refusal.

First of all, let it be remembered that I speak as an ex-Communist and one who has not testified before Congressional Committees, nor written works on the Communist conspiracy.