Understanding is often a prelude to forgiveness, but they are not the same, and we often forgive what we cannot understand (seeing nothing else to do) and understand what we cannot pardon.

We all live in suspense, from day to day, from hour to hour; in other words, we are the hero of our own story.

Modern neurosis began with the discoveries of Copernicus. Science made men feel small by showing him that the earth was not the center of the universe.

Every age has a keyhole to which its eye is pasted.

Every word she writes is a lie, including "and" and "the."

Bureaucracy, the rule of no one, has become the modern form of despotism.

If someone tells you he is going to make a 'realistic decision', you immediately understand that he has resolved to do something bad.

For self-realization, a rebel demands a strong authority, a worthy opponent, God to his Lucifer.

We are the hero of our own story.

Liberty, as it is conceived by current opinion, has nothing inherent about it; it is a sort of gift or trust bestowed on the individual by the state pending good behavior.

most people did not care to be taught what they did not already know; it made them feel ignorant.

Happiness is nothing but a state of mind which only your thoughts and beliefs could place you in.

Even though you're not my type, gender wise, you're certainly my type, person-wise.

Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don't vote.

The climate crisis is not a political issue; it is a moral and spiritual challenge to all of humanity. It is also our greatest opportunity to lift global consciousness to a higher level.

I am lord of myself, accountable to none.

I agree, intellectualism in photography is overrated. I just wish it could be replaced by common sense.

In the end we can never be given knowledge by others; we can only be stimulated. We must develop our own knowledge.

Life for me is about movement.

Always return your weapon along the same path it traveled out on. In this way you can use it again without having to relocate and rethink our attitude.

I never had a penny to my name, so I changed my name.