Surrealism is destructive, but it destroys only what it considers to be shackles limiting our vision.

Self-esteem comes from being able to define the world in your own terms and refusing to abide by the judgments of others.

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

An original idea. That can't be too hard. The library must be full of them.

Patriotism is usually stronger than class hatred, and always stronger than internationalism.

We can work together for a better world with men and women of goodwill, those who radiate the intrinsic goodness of humankind.

By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show.

Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday.

I want to go ahead of Father Time with a scythe of my own.

Do it again on the next verse, and people think you meant it.

After all, science is essentially international, and it is only through lack of the historical sense that national qualities have been attributed to it.

The cure for boredom is curiosity.There is no cure for curiosity.

He who surpasses or subdues mankind must look down on the hate of those below.

I am dying from the treatment of too many physicians.

Courage is grace under pressure.

Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.

Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives.

There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.

You cant have a plan for your day, til you have a plan for your life.

You are like my little dog; when people see you, they know I am nearby.

I'm not a genius. I'm just a tremendous bundle of experience.