We know that virtue does not matter to history, and that crimes remain unpunished; but that every error had its consequences and venges itself unto the seventh generation.

Courage is never to let your actions be influenced by your fears.

The jester is brother to the sage.

One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up.

The principle mark of genius is not perfection but originality, the opening of new frontiers.

The story of the Khazar Empire, as it slowly emerges from the past, begins to look like the most cruel hoax which history has ever perpetrated.

Nothing is more sad than the death of an illusion.

Politics can be relatively fair in the breathing spaces of history; at its critical turning points there is no other rule possible than the old one, that the end justifies the means.

Creativity is a type of learning process where the teacher and pupil are located in the same individual.

In any language it is a struggle to make a sentence say exactly what you mean.

I believe that the evidence for telepathy is overwhelming and that it is a part of reality that is above science. Science allows us to glimpse [only] fragments of reality.

Men are creatures of invention and are usually determined not to accept no for an answer.

Most good relationships are built on mutual trust and respect.

Life is beset by many annoyances, and those that stand out above all are the life- insurance and advertising agents.

Dancing's not always stressful, but I always make sure that I'm prepared as I can be, both physically, mentally, and practically.

Give me a wave I can ride upon, come and show your strength to me.

You cut a hole in the building and people can look inside and see the way other people really lived.. it's making space without building it

You can't light another's path without casting light on your own.

To me, the [British] Open is the tournament I would come to if I had to leave a month before and swim over.

I recommend a balance between the therapies that are available, the medicines that are available but not to give up on the body as a result.

Best way to learn how life works is to have the guts to truly go out and live it!