We live in a time when to reject the idea of an all-seeing, all-knowing, all-powerful government is to be viewed by that government as being anti-government.

Socialism always produces evil results, no matter one's intentions.

Liberty is freedom constrained only by our responsibility to respect the equal rights of others.

Americans live not by facts, but by a lengthy list of myths.

The more we try to control the things outside of us the more we lose control of our mind.

Technique is communication: the two words are synonymous in conductors.

Playing well with others isn't all it's cracked up to be.

I think that we need mythology. We need a bedrock of story and legend in order to live our lives coherently.

Courage doesn't mean we're not afraid anymore, it just means our actions aren't controlled by our doubts.

You nine daughters of Jupiter, sisters of one heart.

Some novelists are luckier than others in the eras of their formative intellectual years, but all Weltanschauungs return, which means that most novelists have at least a chance of a revival.

Every inventor is a crackpot until his idea succeeds.

Peace is a never ending process... It cannot ignore our differences or overlook our common interests. It requires us to work and live together.

Oh my God, I'm not anorexic. I acknowledge that I look thin in photos. I get it.