You cannot rectify grievances from the past with today's charity.

Do just once what others say you can't do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again.

Remember, the greater the opportunity, the fewer are those who see it.

Independent thinkers are usually geniuses or idiots and at times it's hard to tell which.

To enslave a people, give them money they didn't earn.

It's easier to have faith in yourself if you have faith in God.

To succeed in business, put the interest of the customer ahead of your own.

The decline and fall of a civilization is barely noticed by most of its citizens.

Love of country is nowhere the same as love of government.

Apparently there's nothing more dangerous than a religious criminal.

Hardly anything works out as well as we hope.

Why should i remember anything if i can just look it up?

Somebody who's passionate about life and does their own thing.

Forget what others whisper in your ears. Most of that is pure rubbish that obstructs the view to what really is important. Always make your own decisions. That is what makes us human.

Everybody's funny in different ways.

You're awfully dark, brother," he said. "You don't know how dark.

Looking a certain way is a blessing and a curse.

Le mensonge et les vers de tout temps sont amis. Lies and literature have always been friends.

Does one ever see any ghost that is not oneself?

If you make people think they're thinking they'll like you, but if you make people actually think, then watch out, you're not going to be popular.

...my basic belief about the making of stories is that they pretty much make themselves.