Morality did not keep well; it required stable conditions; it was costly; it was subject to variations, and the market for it was uncertain.

We all live in suspense, from day to day, from hour to hour; in other words, we are the hero of our own story.

Modern neurosis began with the discoveries of Copernicus. Science made men feel small by showing him that the earth was not the center of the universe.

Every age has a keyhole to which its eye is pasted.

Understanding is often a prelude to forgiveness, but they are not the same, and we often forgive what we cannot understand (seeing nothing else to do) and understand what we cannot pardon.

Every word she writes is a lie, including "and" and "the."

Bureaucracy, the rule of no one, has become the modern form of despotism.

If someone tells you he is going to make a 'realistic decision', you immediately understand that he has resolved to do something bad.

For self-realization, a rebel demands a strong authority, a worthy opponent, God to his Lucifer.

We are the hero of our own story.

Liberty, as it is conceived by current opinion, has nothing inherent about it; it is a sort of gift or trust bestowed on the individual by the state pending good behavior.

Generosity is the flower of our love for the humanity.

Albatrosses and penguins are the last birds I'd want to murder.

There's a beauty to wisdom and experience that cannot be faked. It's impossible to be mature without having lived.

By drawing our senses of perception inward, we are able to experience the control, silence, and quietness of the mind.

The final, unfinished fugue from The Art of Fugue is the greatest piece of music ever composed.

As far as me knowing if Frank was a genius - in those days, I thought Einstein was the only genius around.

Elegance is all in the mind of the wearer.

I live before the audience of One-before others I have nothing to gain, nothing to lose, nothing to prove.

You put down one color and it calls for an answer. You have to look at it like a melody.

Be who you are and be that well.