It is only dogs that never bite their masters.

There is no need for me to curse you -the murderer survives the victim only to learn that it was himself that he longed to be rid of. Hatred is self-hatred.

I have inherited this burden of superstition and nonsense. I govern innumerable men but must acknowledge that I am governed by birds and thunderclaps

Leadership is for those who love the public good and are endowed and trained to administer it.

The central movement of the mind is the desire for unrestricted liberty and (...) this movement is invariably accompanied by its opposite, a dread of the consequences of liberty.

Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.

Your mission: feel good about who you are, what you do, how you think, and how you look--without needing anybody's approval!

Life cannot be lived, and understood, simultaneously.

Most of us have all the information we need. What we need is more passion.

It is useless to send armies against ideas.

For God's sake, take care of your men. If they fire, they die!

Like they said about The West Wing, you can't do a show about Washington until you can.

'Rights' are granted; 'duties' are enforced. To speak of rights and duties is to think in terms of authority.

Maybe we cannot escape from the destiny of the human, but we have a choice: to suffer our destiny or to enjoy our destiny.

It is a strange world," I murmered, more to myself than to the native soul. "The strangest," he agreed.