I willingly speak to those who know, but for those who do not know I forget.

He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.

In war, truth is the first casualty.

Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.

There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.

Zeus, first cause, prime mover; for what thing without Zeus is done among mortals?

It is an easy thing for one whose foot is on the outside of calamity to give advice and to rebuke the sufferer.

Better to die on your feet than live on your knees.

The air is Zeus, Zeus earth, and Zeus the heaven, Zeus all that is, and what transcends them all.

For there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth, has kicked the great altar of Justice out of sight.

By polluting clear water with slime you will never find good drinking water.

If you want to achieve anything you must first see the result in your own mind before it will become a reality.

If I knew where poems came from, I'd go there.

Ah, sweet Content, where doth thine harbour hold.

Unless I'm writing in the Igbo language, I use a language developed elsewhere, which is English. That affects the way I write. It even affects to some extent the stories I write.

I hate travelling and explorers

I want to see the birth of my baby. Hopefully it's a boy. He can play for St. John's.

On the Republican playing field, Republicans always win.

Old men are like that, you know. It makes them feel important to think they are in love with somebody.

Infinitely more important than sharing one's material wealth is sharing the wealth of ourselves-our time and energy, our passion and commitment, and, above all, our love.

The law is not a series of calculating machines where answers come tumbling out when the right levers are pushed.