For self-realization, a rebel demands a strong authority, a worthy opponent, God to his Lucifer.

We all live in suspense, from day to day, from hour to hour; in other words, we are the hero of our own story.

Modern neurosis began with the discoveries of Copernicus. Science made men feel small by showing him that the earth was not the center of the universe.

Every age has a keyhole to which its eye is pasted.

Understanding is often a prelude to forgiveness, but they are not the same, and we often forgive what we cannot understand (seeing nothing else to do) and understand what we cannot pardon.

Every word she writes is a lie, including "and" and "the."

Bureaucracy, the rule of no one, has become the modern form of despotism.

If someone tells you he is going to make a 'realistic decision', you immediately understand that he has resolved to do something bad.

We are the hero of our own story.

Liberty, as it is conceived by current opinion, has nothing inherent about it; it is a sort of gift or trust bestowed on the individual by the state pending good behavior.

most people did not care to be taught what they did not already know; it made them feel ignorant.

A mind that trusts itself is light on its feet.

Catching fish is secondary to the immeasurable joys of the watery world.

Integrity is congruence between what you know, what you profess, and what you do.

Everything transitory is but an image.

There comes a point where you have to stop trying to repair yourself and accept the fact that you're broken.

God sells knowledge for labour - honour for risk.

Strangely, nothing makes me feel tired, fatigued, at all. I've gone days and nights without sleep, and still the mind is in such a positive space it just doesn't make you feel fatigued.

Canadians are very well behaved, they don't throw their food.

Every sport evolves. Every sport gets bigger and more athletic, and you have to keep up.

We think it's reasonable to provide mandatory instant criminal background checks for every sale at every gun show. No loopholes anywhere for anyone.