Thus hope, aided by imagination, makes one man a hero, another a somnambulist, and a third a lunatic; while it renders them all enthusiasts.

To try to make men equal by altering social arrangements is like trying to make the cards of equal value by shuffling the pack.

Not only are the varieties of morality innumerable, but some of them are conflicting with each other.

The things which cannot be adequately represented by words are more important than those which can.

Wisdom may be the ultimate arbiter, but is seldom the immediate agent in human affairs.

Originally consists in thinking for yourself, and not in thinking unlike other people.

Persuasion, indeed, is a kind of force. It consists in showing a person the consequences of his actions. It is, in a word, force applied through the mind.

A liberal conservative is a man who thinks things ought to progress but would rather they remained as they are.

Power and courtly influence form an intoxicating draught even when raised to the lips of an ascetic and a saint.

We need never be bound by the limitations of our previous or current thinking, nor are we ever locked into being the person we used to be, or think we are.

For being different, it’s easy. But to be unique, it’s a complicated thing.

We generate fears while we sit. We overcome them by action.

My theory: if the malls don't open until ten what's the point of being up earlier than that?

It's good to talk to people and get ideas.

I know [Umbridge] by reputation and I'm sure she's no Death Eater-" "She's foul enough to be one..." "Yes, but the world isn't split into good people and Death Eaters.

My favorite albumn ever is Jeff Buckley's GRACE. I feel a weird unexplainable connection to him.

One market paradigm that I take exception to is: Buy low and sell high. I believe far more money is made by buying high and selling at even higher prices.

To me, being Australian is about looking after your mates, taking care of the less fortunate, supporting the underdog and enhancing the spirit that makes all Australians unique.

Reduced to a miserable mass level, the level of a Hitler, German Romanticism broke out into hysterical barbarism.