It is not enough to have a good mind the main thing is to use it well.

We do not describe the world we see, we see the world we can describe.

Whenever anyone has offended me, I try to raise my soul so high that the offense cannot reach it.

De omnibus dubitandum

Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it.

Conquer yourself rather than the world.

The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries.

The chief cause of human errors is to be found in the prejudices picked up in childhood.

Doubt is the origin of wisdom

The only thing we have power over in the universe is our own thoughts.

How can you be certain that your whole life is not a dream?

It matters very little whether a man is discontented in the name of pessimism or progress if his discontent does in fact paralyse his power of appreciating what he has got.

If pizza brings you joy, then by all means, love that pizza like your life depends on it. Because it does.

There is a huge crisis of employment in America, in the Western world in general.

Man United have shops all round the world. It's a big money spinner plus the fact that they change their strip every five minutes.

Yes!’ Beck crowed, pumping his fist into the air. ‘That rocks!’ Then he charged off in search of another Three to decapitate. Riley sighed to herself. ‘I’ve created a monster.

Leaders of the world's religions said, 'What do you think about what I teach?' Jesus said, 'Who do you say I am?'(Luke 9:20)

One must be as clear as one's natural reticence allows one to be.

Citizen service is a repudiation of the principles upon which our country was based. We are all here for ourselves.

It is an author's primary duty to entertain. Sling out all the philosophical terms, but keep the reader turning the page.

The art of listening needs its highest development in listening to oneself; our most important task is to develop an ear that can really hear what we're saying.