If the world was perfect, it wouldn't be.

I apologize for lying to you. I promise I won't deceive you except in matters of this sort.

The poor are prevented from thinking by the discipline of others, the rich by their own.

The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present.

We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same.

To forbid us anything is to make us have a mind for it.

Common sense is not so common.

There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.

He who never made a mistake, never made a discovery.

Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.

The spirit of man is an inward flame; a lamp the world blows upon but never puts out.

I just want to retire before I go senile because if I don't retire before I go senile, then I'll do more damage than good at that point.

There are no facts, only interpretations.

I think we're having fun. I think our customers really like our products. And we're always trying to do better.

A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.

Blessed are the cracked, for they shall let in the light.

Authority, without any condition and reservation, belongs to the nation.

Tell me thy company, and I shall tell thee what thou art.

I like to think of myself at home in the armchair, writing, smoking and occasionally wandering down the shop.

It's sad when someone you know becomes someone you knew.

You don't have to be the Dalai Lama to tell people that life's about change.