Persuasion, indeed, is a kind of force. It consists in showing a person the consequences of his actions. It is, in a word, force applied through the mind.

Thus hope, aided by imagination, makes one man a hero, another a somnambulist, and a third a lunatic; while it renders them all enthusiasts.

To try to make men equal by altering social arrangements is like trying to make the cards of equal value by shuffling the pack.

Not only are the varieties of morality innumerable, but some of them are conflicting with each other.

The things which cannot be adequately represented by words are more important than those which can.

Wisdom may be the ultimate arbiter, but is seldom the immediate agent in human affairs.

Originally consists in thinking for yourself, and not in thinking unlike other people.

A liberal conservative is a man who thinks things ought to progress but would rather they remained as they are.

Power and courtly influence form an intoxicating draught even when raised to the lips of an ascetic and a saint.

You don´t have time to waste time.

We must remember that the only true wealth we have is the freedom of another human, not their entrapment.

Question everything. Learn something. Answer nothing.

It is through your presence that creates your reality. What am I creating? I am a co-creator.

I never argue with people about movies.

Excellence always sells.

At first I was just trying to sound like DOOM and Eminem, and then I dug out my own voice I guess.

When I was in journalism school, you were taught to be completely objective. But we don't see that anymore.

Neurotic means he is not as sensible as I am, and psychotic means he's even worse than my brother-in-law.

The manuscript may go forth from the writer to return with a faithfulness passing the faithfulness of the boomerang or the homing pigeon.