Men are like the stars; some generate their own light while others reflect the brilliance they receive.

To educate is to give man the keys to the world, which are independence and love, and to give him strength to journey on his own, light of step, a spontaneous and free being.

People can only be free if they are truly educated.

Liberty is the right of every man to be honest, to think and to speak without hypocrisy.

Everything that divides men, everything that separates or herds men together in categories, is a sin against humanity.

Other famous men, those of much talk and few deeds, soon evaporate. Action is the dignity of greatness.

To change masters is not to be free.

To busy oneself with what is futile when one can do something useful, to attend to what is simple when one has the mettle to attempt what is difficult, is to strip talent of its dignity.

In a time of crisis, the peoples of the world must rush to get to know each other.

Amor cuerdo, no es amor. (Sane love, is not love)

Rights are to be taken, not requested; seized, not begged for.

Let’s train ourselves to not hate each other. We all come from the same consciousness in the mind.

Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion.

A strong man never loses his head in defeat or despondency.

My only regret is that I'm going before that rat, Robespierre! [to his executioner] Don't forget to show my head to the people; it's well worth seeing.

A government debt is a government claim against personal income and private property - an unpaid tax bill.

When I'm in emotional pain, I usually embrace the pain, cry, and let it all out. Then I try to look on the bright side.

Periods of inactivity, I don't know such things. I'm consistently writing. My life is busy. It always is. There are hardly any moments for self-indulgent laziness.

Fame and fortune should never get in front of your passion. The passion will generate the fame and fortune, if you're good enough.

I had a moment where I realised I could do silly voices, that lots of people I knew couldn't do silly voices, and that thus I must be able to make money doing silly voices.

What horrifies me most is the idea of being useless: well-educated, brilliantly promising, and fading out into an indifferent middle age.