Hatred is an affair of the heart; contempt that of the head.

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.

It is difficult to find happiness within oneself, but it is impossible to find it anywhere else.

The majority of men... are not capable of thinking, but only of believing, and... are not accessible to reason, but only to authority.

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.

Man is the only animal who causes pain to others with no other object than wanting to do so.

Genius and madness have something in common: both live in a world that is different from that which exists for everyone else.

A pessimist is an optimist in full possession of the facts.

Religions are like fireflies. They require darkness in order to shine.

Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain, and it is only with the highest degree of intelligence that suffering reaches its supreme point.

All it takes, is a little spark...

A daughter without her mother is a woman broken. It is a loss that turns to arthritis and settles deep into her bones.

I like bread, and I like butter - but I like bread with butter best.

You are such a sleazeball, Rhodes—walking, talking proof of why siblings shouldn’t marry.

I was reared in the conservative atmosphere of a Methodist parsonage.

We want passion for our business.. workers who can interpret and execute our mission, who want to build a career, not just take a temporary job.

What I was saying is that Israel cannot count on the United States.

Don't you know the man whose life you spare will always hate you?

I'll give you one day at a time, Claire. But remember, I'm thousands of days ahead already.