The subject of history is the gradual realization of all that is practically necessary.

Irony is a clear consciousness of an eternal agility, of the infinitely abundant chaos.

Versatility of education can be found in our best poetry, but the depth of mankind should be found in the philosopher.

Aphorisms are the true form of the universal philosophy.

Nothing truly convincing - which would possess thoroughness, vigor, and skill - has been written against the ancients as yet; especially not against their poetry.

Strictly speaking, the idea of a scientific poem is probably as nonsensical as that of a poetic science.

Novels are the Socratic dialogues of our time. Practical wisdom fled from school wisdom into this liberal form.

Wit as an instrument of revenge is as infamous as art is as a means of sensual titillation.

The main thing is to know something and to say it.

When reason and unreason come into contact, an electrical shock occurs. This is called polemics.

A priest is he who lives solely in the realm of the invisible, for whom all that is visible has only the truth of an allegory.

We've got to make change our national pastime and hold protests more regularly than weekend parties.

I always dreamed of being a voice in a Disney movie, and even in those dreams, I never once dreamed of being a princess. I just wanted to be a voice.

Magic is the only profession where it's easy to lie about your talent. If you do a trick and you can learn it very quickly, you can fool somebody into thinking you're a great magician.

There is only one party in the United States, the Property Party … and it has two right wings: Republican and Democrat.

Tolerance is the seed, and the gift of pure acceptance is the tree

I just did an ad with Microsoft. I'm dressed as Napoleon, and I get to slap Bill Gates.

The English, who eat their meat red and bloody, show the savagery that goes with such food.

All things are possible until they are proved impossible - and even the impossible may only be so, as of now.

Leaders don't do what they WANT to do;they do whatever is necessary.

I was on the whole considerably discouraged by my school days... It is not pleasant to feel oneself so completely outclassed and left behind at the very beginning of the race.