The Gods have proclaimed Christ to have been most pious, but the Christians are a confused and vicious sect.

He who abstains from anything animate ... will be much more careful not to injure those of his own species. For he who loves the genus will not hate any species of animals.

If it's IN you to climb you must -- there are those who MUST lift their eyes to the hills -- they can't breathe properly in the valleys.

She learned that an act intended to express love could have nothing to do with it. That her heart and her body were different things.

I wasn't disappointed. My expectations had been met.

Gratitude is the antidote to stress.

To the size of the state there is a limit, as there is to plants, animals and implements, for none of these retain their facility when they are too large.

Selling drug secrets violates a trust that is fundamental to the integrity of both scientific research and our financial markets.

Don't judge anyone but don't trust anyone.

Capitalism is, in Mao's language, the main contradiction in the world today and so our efforts have to be focused on ending this system and making a new one.

Statistically speaking, there's a better chance that some part of me will go on to greatness somewhere in the world. I'd rather be partly great than entirely useless.

I was brought up a Catholic, so I suppose I have to believe in the goodness of human beings. I think we're not so bad after all.