Prejudices are the props of civilization.

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not.

One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight, for a very long time, of the shore.

A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.

Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again.

We should enjoy this summer, flower by flower, as if it were to be the last one we’ll see.

Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better.

Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.

The thing I am most aware of is my limits. And this is natural; for I never, or almost never, occupy the middle of my cage; my whole being surges toward the bars.

True intelligence very readily conceives of an intelligence superior to its own; and this is why truly intelligent men are modest.

After failure, You must resolve to do whatever the object of your resolution is.

Love sustains us in our challenges, in our search for truth, in our quest for happiness.

In philosophy seminars, the choice is usually between good and evil. In the real world, however, the choice is often between a bad guy and a worse guy.

Once you know what you want, narrow the options, make your choices, and go for it. But until you do, embrace not knowing.

Reality is: Should people steal in this world? Yes. How do I know they should? They all do.

Features that offer value to a minority of users impose a cost on all users.

There have been many most excellent poets that have never versified, and now swarm many versifiers that need never answer to the name of poets.

Brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls aren't there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to show us how badly we want things.

I believe if you’re going to bomb someone you should know them first. It should hurt when you kill someone.

Stanley Kubrick was brilliant at getting under the audience's skin. He was very interested in the idea of, 'How can I tell this with just a camera?'