The truth of the story lies in the details.

As long as a man had the courage to reject what society told him to do, he could live life on his own terms. To what end? To be free. But free to what end? To read books, to write books, to think.

it's a rare day when she speaks in anything but platitudes--all those exhausted phrases and hand-me-down ideas that cram the dump sites of contemporary wisdom

Power is a beautiful thing.

Think of tomorrow, the past can't be mended.

Be about ten times more magnanimous than you believe yourself capable of. Your life will be a hundred times better for it.

besides, how can you cheat a cheater?

I would feel safe with my husband as president. I think Barack Obama is a fine man. I think Michelle Obama is a fine woman. This is about who would be better and I think my husband would be better.

I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an ambition to build.

If the thing you wish to do is right, and you believe in it, go ahead and do it!

I am a firm believer in reincarnation for people who either have more work to do or have so much debt to pay back that they have to be here.

Just because you've got a mind like a hammer doesn't mean you have to treat everyone else like a nail