In all climates under all skies man's happiness is always somewhere else.

Real misanthropes are not found in solitude, but in the world; since it is experience of life, and not philosophy, which produces real hatred of mankind.

No human trait deserves less tolerance in everyday life, and gets less, than intolerance.

Children find everything in nothing; men find nothing in everything.

He who has the courage to laugh is almost as much a master of the world as he who is ready to die.

It's interesting to observe that almost all truly worthy men have simple manners, and that simple manners are almost always taken as a sign of little worth

People are ridiculous only when they try or seem to be that which they are not.

Ignorance is the greatest source of happiness.

The most solid pleasure in this life is the empty pleasure of illusion.

In all climates, under all skies, man's happiness is always somewhere else.

What do you do there, moon, in the sky? Tell me what you do, silent moon. When evening comes you rise and go contemplating wastelands; then you set.

Having had this kind of binge reading relationship with online content for 15 years we're starting to think 'Hang on, we only have finite time and there is infinite content'.

You can, of course, write to inspire others… but most importantly, you must write to inspire yourself.

I have to say my background was mostly theatre, which I love, and it took a long time to feel comfortable there. That's probably true of anyone's career.

Social media is about sociology and psychology more then technology.

The Gospel is like a caged lion; you don't have to defend it - just let it out of the cage.

One part brave, three parts fool!

A passion for learning...isn't something you have to inspire with; it's something you have to keep from extinguishing.

I am neither pro- nor anti-gun. I am gun-conscious.

I am still in shock and awe at being fired.

In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's mind there are few.