How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.

The American people should be made aware of the trend toward monopolization of the great public information vehicles and the concentration of more and more power over public opinion in fewer and fewer hands.

The mind that finds its way to wild places is the poet's; but the mind that never finds its way back is the lunatic's.

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

I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.

Pretty much, Apple and Dell are the only ones in this industry making money. They make it by being Wal-Mart. We make it by innovation.

Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast.

I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.

Comedy is acting out optimism.

There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit.

Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears.

Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.

The more intense the nature of a man, the more readily will he find meditation, and the more successfully will he practice it.

Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays.

Dare to risk public criticism.

It is piracy, not overt online music stores, which is our main competitor.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so you shall become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil.

The right of a nation to kill a tyrant in case of necessity can no more be doubted than to hang a robber, or kill a flea.

You will always be fond of me. I represent to you all the sins you never had the courage to commit.