Look for knowledge not in books but in things themselves.

You have no idea what a poor opinion I have of myself and how little I deserve it.

Man is nature's sole mistake.

I always voted at my party's call, and I never thought of thinking for myself at all.

The House of Peers, throughout the war, did nothing in particular, and did it very well.

O that the gods would bring to a miserable end such fictitious, crazy, deformed labours, with which the minds of the studious are blinded!

Humor is a drug which it's the fashion to abuse.

Philosophy is for the few.

The magnetic force is animate, or imitates a soul; in many respects it surpasses the human soul while it is united to an organic body.

I am never, never, sick at sea. What never? No never! What never? Hardly ever.

The magnet's name the observing Grecians drew. From the magnetic region where it grew.

If I knew how and where to sacrifice myself, I must know how and where to save myself.

Don’t give up! Keep trying, your victory is certain.

Be greatly encouraged!

I was lucky enough to have a loving present father in my family.

The new material fits very comfortably with the older stuff.

I'm willing to deal with the consequences and accept responsibility for my actions.

I've been interested in the reports on Rojava. It seems clear that there are positive developments.

Will our life not be a tunnel between two vague clarities? Or will it not be a clarity between two dark triangles?

I use a lot of double-tonguing [using the tongue to control airflow]; that allows me to play as fast as if I was slurring, but with clean articulation on every note.

My parents suffered from that ideal of a perfect nuclear family. They found that a difficult pressure, I think.