To him who looks upon the world rationally, the world in its turn presents a rational aspect. The relation is mutual.

We learn from history that we do not learn from history

To be independent of public opinion is the first formal condition of achieving anything great.

Truth is found neither in the thesis nor the antithesis, but in an emergent synthesis which reconciles the two.

Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.

Genuine tragedies in the world are not conflicts between right and wrong. They are conflicts between two rights.

What history teaches us is that neither nations nor governments ever learn anything from it.

I have the courage to be mistaken.

All education is the art of making men ethical (sittlich), of transforming the old Adam into the new Adam.

To be aware of limitations is already to be beyond them.

Africa has no history and did not contribute to anything that mankind enjoyed.

Beautiful is sick, so we’re here to smother her back to health.

The mind will enchain yourself, others or both. Your heart will set you / them free

It was implicitly supposed that every living thing was distinctively plant or animal; that there were real and profound differences between the two, if only they could be seized.

We're on this planet for the briefest of moments in cosmic terms, and I want to spend that time thinking about what I consider the deepest questions.

I have no want or desire to solo. I'd rather create melodies and accompanying parts.

Be both a speaker of words and a doer of deeds.

I didn't lie, I was writing fiction with my mouth.

The treatment you permit reveals the portrait you have of yourself.

If someone takes responsibility without force, that is love.

An author's characters do what he wants them to do.