It was an accident that has endowed man with intelligence. He has made use of it: he invented stupidity.

The greater part of a men who speak ill of women are speaking of a certain woman.

To have a solid foundation of skepticism, -that is to say, the faculty of changing at any moment, of turning back, of facing successively the metamorphoses of life.

Tears flow and smiles fade to the same rhythm of life, to disappear together in the bottomless abyss.

Man can no more see the world than a fish can see the river bank.

The little girl expects no declaration of tenderness from her doll. She loves it, & that's all. It is thus that we should love.

How many contradictions! Eh! If I loaded my wagon all on the same side, I'd tumble it over.

The more doubtful the political outlook the fiercer will be the dogmas which men create and contend for.

Failure is only but a temporary phenomenon.

poets. have the toughest jobin the universe-of turning silenceinto eloquence.

He had to fight. That's all he had. Not memories, not experiences, not skills. He had a will. And his will was to fight until he couldn't fight anymore.

Yao Ming is the best thing to happen to the NBA in a long time. He is just a beautiful person inside and out. The vision, the creativity, the gentleness of spirit … he has it all.

I am a star because I have always felt so alienated and I project this feeling to others.

I love playing sport.

The economy is in trouble, schools are in trouble, and people have been leaving the city in droves for a long, long time.

Times change: it was once the custom to take a bath weekly and religion daily.

What is delayed is not lost.