It is better to go in the dark when the road must pass a lion and there is no other road.

Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.

The more I see of what you call civilization, the more highly I think of what you call savagery!

Barbarianism is the natural state of mankind. Civilization is unnatural. It is the whim of circumstance. And barbarianism must ultimately triumph

Break the skin of civilization and you find the ape, roaring and red-handed.

The only safe enemy was a headless enemy.

For man's only weapon is courage that flinches not from the gates of Hell itself, and against such not even the legions of Hell can stand.

But not all men seek rest and peace; some are born with the spirit of the storm in their blood.

What is death but a traversing of eternities and a crossing of cosmic oceans?

Man can be that which he wishes to be; form and substance, they are but shadows. The mind, the ego, the essence of the god-dream -- that is real, that is immortal.

I know this: if life is illusion, then I am no less an illusion, and being thus, the illusion is real to me. I live, I burn with life, I love, I slay, and am content.

The only sin is pride.

'Cat?' 'Cat' can be anybody from the guy in the gutter to a lawyer, doctor, the biggest man to the lowest man, but if he's in there with a good heart and enjoy the same music together, he's a cat.

Time is everything. Anything you want, anything you accomplish - pleasure, success, fortune - is measured in time.

Globalization offers us enormous opportunities in the race to leapfrog in development processes. It also obliges us to set in motion processes which would minimize its risks.

I'm fascinated with video games, though I can't really play them. It's definitely an art form that intrigues me to no end, though.

Nothing has happened to you unless you make much of it.

At Mach 20, we can fly from New York to Long Beach in 11 minutes and 20 seconds.

One who preserves all the exterior decencies of ignorance.

I try to forgive her for my father's sake. But to be honest, I'm not the forgiving type.

We must be open to our mistakes and grow. Growth isn't based on being perfect, but moving toward the best we can be by being honest.