Next-generation technology, she thought. A few extra processors, and it starts getting a high opinion of itself.

I have no expectation that any man will read history aright who thinks that what was done in a remote age, by men whose names have resounded far, has any deeper sense than what he is doing today.

The daring leader helps the people see a future state, greater than their own imagination, and worthy of pursuit.

Reason with most people means their own opinions.

I can't imagine why you're so interested." He shook his head. "Interested? We're talking about you. I'm fascinated.

A love affair based on jealousy is doomed from the start ... It is certanly a sign of love, but it's a sign that it's already dying.

In the same way that rain breaks into a house with a bad roof, desire breaks into the mind that has not been practising meditation.

If you spend a week at a casino you will very easily see that people have a certain way of behaving in a casino.

Knowledge of life in the astral world leads us to a conclusion of fundamental importance, namely that the physical world is the product of the astral world.

This world to me is like a lasting storm,Whirring me from my friends.

You're always a child of your time, and you cannot step out of that.