The game of power is played remorselessly by men who have not the slightest knowledge of, or interest in, the way ordinary people live, and the ordinary people are too terrified to protest.

Corrupt men are always liars. Lies are their instruments, their pleasure, their solace. In time they come to believe their lies, or rather to half-believe them.

Fragmentation occurs when a civilization is in decline.

Uncorrupted man, with God's blessing, advances across the fields of the universe as though he were walking down a country lane.

The United States is dangerously close to being a plutocracy. A third of the private wealth is owned by less than 5 percent of the population.

The small Hitlers are around us every day.

All is forgiven to kings and popes. History grants them immunity, even a full pardon, even when they admit their crimes and glory in them.

It is no more rational to have lawyers in positions of power than it would be to have garbage collectors in positions of power. And in human terms garbage collectors would be preferable.

Conquest, tyranny, treachery, and the clash of cultures bring about corrupt societies, and so does old age. Sometimes the five faces of corruption are visible at the same time.

The corrupt, when found out, become especially good moralists.

A totalitarian dictatorship cannot explain; it can only suppress.

Death was constant, unprejudiced to age, race, or creed.

He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.

Love love and cherish life. Also, just eat the cake.

The most important thing is growing old gracefully.

I like to mix and match vintage with designer. It's how I create my own style.

when a gourd is hollowed out it becomes empty and is of great use to the world because of its emptiness.

Only with our government are you given a certificate at birth, a license at marriage, and a bill at death.

As long as I keep enjoying my golf, then hopefully I'll be able to play well.

Innovation is significant positive change.

I defend myself by improving myself.