The present can try to bury the past, an operation that is most atrocious when it is most successful.

We all live in suspense, from day to day, from hour to hour; in other words, we are the hero of our own story.

Modern neurosis began with the discoveries of Copernicus. Science made men feel small by showing him that the earth was not the center of the universe.

Every age has a keyhole to which its eye is pasted.

Understanding is often a prelude to forgiveness, but they are not the same, and we often forgive what we cannot understand (seeing nothing else to do) and understand what we cannot pardon.

Every word she writes is a lie, including "and" and "the."

Bureaucracy, the rule of no one, has become the modern form of despotism.

If someone tells you he is going to make a 'realistic decision', you immediately understand that he has resolved to do something bad.

For self-realization, a rebel demands a strong authority, a worthy opponent, God to his Lucifer.

We are the hero of our own story.

Liberty, as it is conceived by current opinion, has nothing inherent about it; it is a sort of gift or trust bestowed on the individual by the state pending good behavior.

You can only build on success, but to do this you have to be willing to let go of your last success and use it as a stepping stone for your next achievement.

I play to win and if it looks like I've lost, its only because its not over yet.

Personally, I rather look forward to a computer program winning the world chess championship. Humanity needs a lesson in humility.

No man ought to own more property than needed for his livelihood; the rest, by right, belonged to the state.

Righteous indignation: your own wrath as opposed to the shocking bad temper of others

Wit is a sword; it is meant to make people feel the point as well as see it.

It is always difficult, even with the best will in the world, to look back a long way and see anything resembling the truth.

Welcome to Bologna on Capital Gold for England versus San Marino with Tennent's Pilsner, brewed with Czechoslovakian yeast for that extra Pilsner taste and England are one down!

Change is often rejuvenating, invigoration, fun ... and necessary.

Each failure to sell will increase your chances for success at your next attempt.