Man is made for error; it enters his mind naturally, and he discovers a few truths only with the greatest effort.

Great things are achieved only when we take great risks.

All religions must be tolerated ... every man must go to heaven in his own way. [Die Religionen müssen alle toleriert werden ... denn hier muss ein jeder nach seiner Fasson selig werden.]

The more I see of men, the better I like my dog.

Diplomacy without military might is like music without instruments.

Great advantage is drawn from knowledge of your adversary, and when you know the measure of his intelligence and character, you can use it to play on his weakness.

Every man has a wild beast within him.

A man, who can, in cold blood, hunt and torture a poor, innocent animal, cannot feel much compassion for the distress of his own species.

The greatest and noblest pleasure which we have in this world is to discover new truths, and the next is to shake off old prejudices.

No government can exist without taxation. The money must necessarily be levied on the people; and the grand art consists of levying so as not to oppress.

Many battles have been fought and won by soldiers nourished on beer, and the King does not believe that coffee-drinking soldiers can be relied upon to endure hardships in case of another war.

Retirement is a stage where an employer discards an employee that he cannot exploit further.

Tell me and I'll forget. Show me and I may not remember. Involve me and I'll understand.

I was studying Tibetan Buddhism when I was quite young, again influenced by Kerouac.

We all inhabit our lives, in different ways to some degree. We see ourselves a certain way, and based on how we see ourselves, that's how we see the world.

We wake in the night, to stereophonic silence.

My only real daydreamy casting over the years has been Natalie Portman for Denna. She's an amazing actress, and Denna is going to be one of the hardest characters to pull off.

I'm one of those people that think certain things happen at certain times for all the right reasons.

If a hundred-foot oak tree had the mind of a human, it would only grow to be ten feet tall!

Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, 'My life for your life.

Born through hard times, Ghetto child of mine. I wonder if you have to suffer for your father's crimes.