Politics are vulgar when they are not liberalised by history, and history fades into mere literature when it loses sight of its relation to practical politics.

Life may not be beautiful, but it is interesting.

We seem, as it were, to have conquered and peopled half the world in a fit of absence of mind.

History without politics descends to mere Literature.

No virtue is safe that is not enthusiastic.

History is the school of statesmanship.

They think I’m simpleminded because I seem to be happy. Why shouldn’t I be happy? I have everything I ever wanted and more. Maybe I am simpleminded. Maybe that’s the key: simple.

All a poet can do today is warn.

The wisest of the wicked schemes are actually foolish.

Devil's Food?" You can only eat so much white cake, my friend.

I guess we were kinda poor when we were kids, but we didn't know it. That's because my dad always refused to let us look at the family's financial records.

The people of Iowa are a rare breed.

Multiple closets for different needs. Overkill.

I would really love to go to Thailand as so many people have told me how wonderful it is.

Biopiracy (is) biological theft; illegal collection of indigenous plants by corporations who patent them for their own use.

Looking at art is one way of listening to God.