Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.

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

I can bear any pain as long as it has meaning.

The word 'good' has many meanings. For example, if a man were to shoot his grandmother at a range of five hundred yards, I should call him a good shot, but not necessarily a good man.

Dare to risk public criticism.

The day of individual happiness has passed

An idea is salvation by imagination

As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.

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

The bat thought I was giving him the kiss of life!

What is to give light must endure burning.

Quote me as saying I was mis-quoted.

Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment.

The difficulty is to try and teach the multitude that something can be true and untrue at the same time.

The true test of a man's character is what he does when no one is watching.

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

Young heads take example of the ancient.

A jug fills drop by drop.

Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.

No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris.

A moral being is one who is capable of reflecting on his past actions and their motives - of approving of some and disapproving of others