To grow up requires a whole life but to become old one night is enough.

An earthquake achieves what the law promises but does not in practice maintain - the equality of all men.

Fascism was a counter-revolution against a revolution that never took place.

The final conflict will be between the Communists and the ex-Communists.

On a group of theories one can found a school; but on a group of values one can found a culture, a civilization, a new way of living together among men.

Liberty isn't a thing you are given as a present. You can be a free man under a dictatorship. It is sufficient if you struggle against it.

I would willingly pass my life writing and re-writing the same book - that one book every writer carries within him - the image of his own soul.

Sometimes I'm haunted by the thought that we have only one life and that we live it provisionally, waiting in vain for the day when real life will begin. And so life passes by.

The State always stands for swindling, intrigue, and privilege, and cannot stand for anything else.

Spiritual life and secure life do not go together; to save oneself on must struggle and take risks.

A wrong war brings wrong; so does a right war.

Passion is not just about the object of your focus or desires—it is the compelling emotion, fulfillment, and intense enthusiasm that it engenders.

He shook his head. "Those waves are begging us to ride them. Talking can wait.

If you want the best evidence of just how strong our democracy is, come into the courtroom.

The appalling thing is the degree of charity women are capable of. You see it all the time... love lavished on absolute fools. Love's a charity ward, you know.

With my partner beside me, I fear nothing, not even death.

Conscious of our many problems, I seek today to lay a foundation to our public policy. My fundamental purpose is to devote my term of office to raising the standard of public service in New Jersey.

Happiness hides in life’s small details. If you’re not looking, it becomes invisible.

I really have reached a point where I can write a book about all of this.

Sarah Palin uses me as a laugh line in her stump speeches. If you're willing to turn me into a joke, you should also be willing to talk to me.