[R]ights do not belong to men simply as men, but because of the superior qualities, physical, intellectual, moral or political, which are characteristic of certain individuals or races.

Rights are considered to have their source not in nature, but in law.

Chicago is unique. It is the only completely corrupt city in America.

In speaking of natural rights, therefore, it is essential to remember that these alleged rights have no political force whatsoever, unless recognized and enforced by the state.

It not infrequently happens that persons without any other special qualification than the drama of their lives are precipitated into important political positions.

It is denied that any limit can be set to governmental activity.

Anything is Possible!

Above all we have to go beyond words and images and concepts. No imaginative vision or conceptual framework is adequate to the great reality.

Your imagination is critical to discovering your dream.

I wonder do the gods know what it feels like to be a man.

Rapidity does not always mean progress, and hurry is akin to waste. The old fable of the hare and the tortoise is just as good now, and just as true, as when it was first written.

I tried to put myself up for adoption several times.

We seldom break our leg so long as life continues a toilsome upward climb. The danger comes when we begin to take things easily and choose the convenient paths.

Some nights the sky wept stars that quickly floated and disappeared into the darkness before our wishes could meet them.

A wise man watches his faults more closely than his virtues; fools reverse the order.

When the mind is possessed of reality, it feels tranquil and joyous even without music or song, and it produces a pure fragrance even without incense or tea.