Freedom of speech is detestable only to those who have no desire to think for themselves.

Just because something isn't a lie does not mean that it isn't deceptive. A liar knows that he is a liar, but one who speaks mere portions of truth in order to deceive is a craftsman of destruction.

A solid answer to everything is not necessary. Blurry concepts influence one to focus, but postulated clarity influences arrogance.

When a man is penalized for honesty he learns to lie.

Let your confidence reflect your contentedness.

The man who is most aggressive in teaching tolerance is the most intolerant of all: he wants a world full of people too timid and ashamed to really disagree with anything.

There are two circumstances that lead to arrogance: one is when you're wrong and you can't face it; the other is when you're right and nobody else can face it.

It is a noble responsibility to not back down when you know that you know that you know that you are right.

If you want to find the real competition, just look in the mirror. After awhile you'll see your rivals scrambling for second place.

To share your weakness is to make yourself vulnerable; to make yourself vulnerable is to show your strength.

The weather is nature's disruptor of human plans and busybodies. Of all the things on earth, nature's disruption is what we know we can depend on, as it is essentially uncontrolled by men.

The beauty of being alive is that each day you are given another chance to correct what you did wrong and improve on what you can do right.

For a poet, it will be terrible if there are no women. He will not have anything to write about.

I've always thought of the book as a visual art form, and it should represent a single artistic idea, which it does if you write your own material.

Oh, the frontier of hell and heaven is only the difference between two ways of looking at things.

The fundamental business of the country, that is production and distribution of commodities, is on a sound and prosperous basis.

I don't have a label, I don't have a manager, I'm doing everything myself.

Different members of different cultures will think that some things are beautiful.

There is only one way to solve the alleged crisis of the erosion of 'family values.' And that is to get right down to the root cause of the problem.

People change their opinion according to your position. And both politicians and bureaucrats begin to take you more seriously, as they suddenly feel you have become more important

I was discouraged at drama school, along with most of my peers.