It proposed that human beings, by the act of making witness, warranted times and places for their existence other than the time and place they were living through.

I am often asked the question How can the masses permit themselves to be exploited by the few. The answer is By being persuaded to identify with them.

Somehow he had catapulted himself beyond the world's value system. But this very fact lay upon him an awesome responsibility to maintain the illusions of other men.

It is the law of wealth that such people only profit from the money that is taken from them.

Writing is like driving a car at night. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.

Those who think that the rewarding things in life are somewhere over the rainbow 'burn their toast a lot,' said Pooh

The inability to grasp the pathology* of our oligarchic rulers is one of our gravest faults.

They looked at each other like a pair of parentheses.

That which is around me does not affect my mood; my mood affects that which is around me.

we live in an age which must be amused, though genius, feeling, trust, and principle be the sacrifice.

The compassionate are not rich; therefore, the rich are not compassionate.

People want to bring kids to their level, and they want to make it seem like kids have this thing. It's seen as funny to them.

When you're hungry for success, don't let anyone feed you crap about slowing down.

Enjoy your family. Do things that you like to do. Stay strong. That's the secret to remaining happy.

Englishmen are not usually softened by appeals to the memory of their mothers.