In a way, all sociologists are akin to Marxists because of their inclination to settle everyone's accounts but their own.

Despotism has so often been established in the name of liberty that experience should warn us to judge parties by their practices rather than their preachings.

Racism is the snobbery of the poor.

Peace is impossible, war is improbable.

In writing if it takes over 30 minutes to write the first two paragraphs select another subject.

Intellectuals cannot tolerate the chance event, the unintelligible: they have a nostalgia for the absolute, for a universally comprehensive scheme.

The intellectual who no longer feels attached to anything is not satisfied with opinion merely; he wants certainty, he wants a system. The revolution provides him with his opium.

Skepticism cannot be revolutionary, even though it speaks the language of revolution.

What passes for optimism is most often the effect of an intellectual error.

Foreknowledge of the future makes it possible to manipulate both enemies and supporters.

Political thought in France is either nostalgic or Utopian.

Wherever you are, be all there.

Curiosity is a strong fire, and once ignited, it is not easily put out.

I think the people who are making Christmas-themed movies today feel that people are more cynical about Christmas. There's more of an edge.

There was nothing wrong with the performance, apart from throwing away the game.

I feel like unforgiveness, bitterness and resentment, it blocks the flows of God's blessings in life.

Maybe I'm completely different from everyone else.

I used to think drinking was the only way to be happy. Now I know there is no way to be happy.

I just try to walk the walk. I try to live every day with the utmost honesty and integrity to myself and the people around me.

Criticized for using formal mathematical manipulations, without understanding how they worked: Should I refuse a good dinner simply because I do not understand the process of digestion?

Let all your thinks be thanks.