The curse which lies upon marriage is that too often the individuals are joined in their weakness rather than in their strength - each asking from the other instead of finding pleasure in giving.

The point is not for women simply to take power out of men’s hands, since that wouldn’t change anything about the world. It’s a question precisely of destroying that notion of power.

No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who is anxious about his virility.

Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay.

I am too intelligent, too demanding, and too resourceful for anyone to be able to take charge of me entirely. No one knows me or loves me completely. I have only myself

One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion.

All oppression creates a state of war.

To be free is not to have the power to do anything you like; it is to be able to surpass the given toward an open future.

When women act like women, they are accused of being inferior. When women act like human beings, they are accused of behaving like men.

I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth - and truth rewarded me.

When I was a child, when I was an adolescent, books saved me from despair: that convinced me that culture was the highest of values[...].

Hard work will never kill you

Yeah, 'cause you're just another vehicle goin' by and by.

If you're not learning how to live off the land, then you're only learning how to survive in the short-term. (During a conversation with someone in regards to surviving a zombie apocalypse, 2017)

For happiness don't pursue satisfaction, but pursue heroism.

In my heart of hearts my motivation would always have been to be the best, and I think that athletics is probably what I was built for.

If you begin to think you're something you're not, you're looking in the wrong mirror.

Love, known to the person by whom it is inspired, becomes more bearable.

The greatest mistake you can make is to fear making a mistake.

If you run from a leaking roof you'll end up with a flood.

What is a cult? It just means not enough people to make a minority.