Some people strengthen the society just by being the kind of people they are.

Excellence is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.

Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all.

The ultimate goal of the educational system is to shift to the individual the burden of pursuing his education.

Men of integrity, by their very existence, rekindle the belief that as a people we can live above the level of moral squalor. We need that belief; a cynical community is a corrupt community.

Much education today is monumentally ineffective. All too often we are giving young people cut flowers when we should be teaching them to grow their own plants.

True happiness involves the full use of one's power and talents.

History never looks like history when you are living through it. It always looks confusing and messy, and it always feels uncomfortable.

The cynic says, "One man can't do anything". I say, "Only one man can do anything."

If you have some respect for people as they are, you can be more effective in helping them to become better than they are.

Creativity requires the freedom to consider unthinkable alternatives, to doubt the worth of cherished practices.

Enjoy the sacred moment while it lingers.

Life began with waking up and loving my mother's face.

The most important issue we have to deal with is freedom of movement.

I'm a big believer that as much as possible, and there's obviously political limitations, freedom of migration is a good thing.

Make peace, you fools!

The Simpsons are going to Delaware!

To get the best out of your men, they must feel that you are their real leader and must know that they can depend upon you.

A commodity appears at first sight an extremely obvious, trivial thing. But its analysis brings out that it is a very strange thing, abounding in metaphysical subtleties and theological niceties.

Truth lies not only in a dream, but in many dreams.

I quote another man's saying; unluckily, that other withdraws himself in the same way, and quotes me.