No man can be a politician, except he be first a historian or a traveller; for except he can see what must be, or what may be, he is no politician.

The Law is but words and paper without the hands of swords of men.

A whole army, though they can neither write nor read, are not afraid of a platform... therefore a whole army is afraid of one man.

The blushing cheek speaks modest mind,The lips befitting words most kind,The eye does tempt to love's desire,And seems to, say 'tis "Cupid's fire.

Vice: Whatever was passion in the contemplation of man, being brought forth by his will into action.

I've never written one note or word of music simply because I think it will make money.

In your world, I have another name. You should know me by it.

I think when you have a character as richly drawn, I suppose then there are subconscious, mental notes that you've made.

The greatest and most amiable privilege which the rich enjoy over the poor is that which they exercise the least--the privilege of making others happy.

Management has to be where the action is.

The signs of the zodiac are karmic patterns; the planets are the looms; the will is the weaver.

Man is more ape than many of the apes.

Near the foot of the mountain we visited a yogi who dwelled in a hollow tunneled beneath a boulder. He pondered our notion of climbing Shivling and said: 'First travel, then struggle, finally calm'.

My favourite vampires are all very scary indeed. So the idea of falling in love with one is just weird to me.

Our very business is to teach the great lesson of self-denial and humility to our people, and how unfit is it then that we should be proud ourselves!