What each individual wills is obstructed by everyone else, and what emerges is something that no one willed.

All history has been a history of class struggles, of struggles between exploited and exploiting, between dominated and dominating classes at various stages of social development.

The state is nothing but an instrument of opression of one class by another - no less so in a democratic republic than in a monarchy.

Terror consists mostly of useless cruelties perpetrated by frightened people in order to reassure themselves.

Freedom is the recognition of necessity.

Everything must justify its existence before the judgment seat of Reason, or give up existence.

Without analysis, no synthesis.

The emancipation of woman will only be possible when woman can take part in production on a large, social scale, and domestic work no longer claims anything but an insignificant amount of her time.

Some laws of state aimed at curbing crime are even more criminal.

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.

From the first day to this, sheer greed was the driving spirit of civilization.

E-mail has some magical ability to turn off the politeness gene in a human being.

Opportunity will always meet you exactly where you stand.

As a historical novelist, there is very little I like more than spending time sorting through boxes of old letters, diaries, maps, trinkets, and baubles.

Rise O fallen fighters, rise and take your stance again, He who fight and run away, Live to fight another day

We wanted to give back to the fans what they've given us, and that is unbelievable support thoughout the World Cup

When your eyes go, and your legs go, and your fans go; then it's time for you to go too.

Later generations will regard Mengenlehre (set theory) as a disease from which one has recovered.

Thank you 'adults who wear back packs' for letting me know that I don't have to take you seriously

So much of what we do every single day is the result of habits that we have formed over time.

My name is Katniss Everdeen. I am seventeen years old. My home is District 12. I was in the Hunger Games. I escaped. The Capitol hates me.