Men often act knowingly against their interest.

There is no such thing as freedom of choice unless there is freedom to refuse.

Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few.

Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them.

A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.

When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken, giving views to passion without that proper deliberation which alone can secure them from the grossest absurdities.

The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.

Be a philosopher but, amid all your philosophy be still a man.

A propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow real poverty.

All knowledge degenerates into probability.

It is an absurdity to believe that the Deity has human passions, and one of the lowest of human passions, a restless appetite for applause

Whoever wants the "I" to yield up its mysterious and tremendous secret must stop it from looking perpetually in the mirror, must stop the little ego's fascination with its own image.

But people will do anything rather than admit that their lives have no meaning.

the overall theme of theology can be twofold: the search for meaning and the responsibility one has to the others.

If you cannot smile when you listen to music, then do not listen to it!

Can't do it, simply cause underneath 'em is too ugly.

People should be stopped from writing poetry. There's far too much of it. And if they're any good, they'll go ahead anyways.

Every writer, to some extent, writes about himself.

In the real world, if you're in a car chase, you're going to hit a million things and your car is going to end up a total wreck by the end.

I don't want one play to define me as a player.

Cubism is fascinating to me. I love trying to figure it out. It's just a different way of seeing... I think there are many avenues that haven't been explored yet.