Men looke not at the greatnesse of the evill past, but the greatnesse of the good to follow.

A democracy is no more than an aristocracy of orators. The people are so readily moved by demagogues that control must be exercised by the government over speech and press.

The condition of man... is a condition of war of everyone against everyone.

Government is necessary, not because man is naturally bad... but because man is by nature more individualistic than social.

Hell is truth seen too late.

Humans are driven by a perpetual and restless desire of power.

The right of nature... is the liberty each man hath to use his own power, as he will himself, for the preservation of his own nature; that is to say, of his own life.

How could a state be governed, or protected in its foreign relations if every individual remained free to obey or not to obey the law according to his private opinion.

Life in the state of nature is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.

It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law

Curiosity is the lust of the mind.

Yes, she is.” His eyes remained on Olivia, but she wasn’t aware he was watching her. “With art, I believe anything created with profound heart is captured compulsively beautifully.

I never cling on to hope or certainty. They're the enemies of peace.

The shortest feedback loop I can think of is doing improvisation in front of an audience.

Everything is something you decide to do, and there is nothing you have to do.

The economy is most important. It is off track.

To bear adversity with an equal mind is both the sign and glory of a brave spirit.

There is no doubt that, as a society, we have become blase about the importance of marriage as a stabilising influence and less inclined to prize it as a worthwhile institution.

These days the biggest issue is how many calories you consume. So all of this stuff distracts people from thinking about calories.

Dance is the music of our body, sound is the rhythm of our feeling, silence is the symphony of our soul.

Truth sometimes corner unawares upon Caution, and sometimes speaks in public as unconsciously as in a dream.