Men are always averse to enterprises in which they foresee difficulties.

The lion cannot protect himself from traps, and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves. One must therefore be a fox to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten wolves.

Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.

I desire to go to Hell and not to Heaven. In the former I shall enjoy the company of popes, kings and princes, while in the latter are only beggars, monks and apostles

Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage.

A government which does not trust its citizens to be armed is not itself to be trusted.

Men are so stupid and concerned with their present needs, they will always let themselves be deceived.

It is just as difficult and dangerous to try to free a people that wants to remain servile as it is to enslave a people that wants to remain free.

Any man who tries to be good all the time is bound to come to ruin among the great number who are not good.

A sign of intelligence is an awareness of one's own ignorance.

Power is the pivot on which everything hinges. He who has the power is always right; the weaker is always wrong.

We learn from experience. A man never wakes up his second baby just to see it smile.

Wagner has lovely moments but awful quarters of an hour.

I'll just hit the dry side of the ball.

What postmodernism gives us instead is a multicultural defense for male violence - a defense for it wherever it is, which in effect is a pretty universal defense.

When you have lost your inns, drown your empty selves, for you will have lost the last of England.

The longer it takes you to select a cantaloupe, the worse it is!

Out in the field, you haven't got anyone whispering into your ear saying all sorts of things, you've got to do it yourself.

I try to do things that I think are helpful to the environment, to the animals, and to the planet.

It would have been very easy for me to put on a little tight skirt and go out and try what I always call the Barbie doll roles.

Constraints can spur creativity and incite action, as long as you have the confidence to embrace them.