I must uphold my ideals, for perhaps the time will come when I shall be able to carry them out.

Courage is being scared to death... and saddling up anyway.

For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen.

A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age.

Effective action is always unjust.

But there is only one thing which gathers people into seditious commotion, and that is oppression

A place for everything, and everything in its place.

I have a simple philosophy. Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. And scratch where it itches.

Be like a tree and let the dead leaves drop.

Freedom lies in being bold.

Do unto those downstream as you would have those upstream do unto you.

There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.

Sunlight is painting.

A woman can be over dressed but never over elegant.

We are all now connected by the Internet, like neurons in a giant brain.

Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.

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

People think I'm a miserable sod but it's only because I get asked such bloody miserable questions.

Moonlight is sculpture.

In the intellectual order, the virtue of humility is nothing more nor less than the power of attention.

All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.