Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist

I can feel guilty about the past, apprehensive about the future, but only in the present can I act. The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.

No matter how big the lie; repeat it often enough and the masses will regard it as the truth.

To be honest, one must be inconsistent.

The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism.

Truth can never be told so as to be understood and not be believed.

Peace at home is peace in the country. Peace in the country is peace in the world.

Truth is on the side of the oppressed.

The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.

Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth.

I quote others only to better express myself.

There is no 'way to peace,' there is only 'peace.

There's a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure truth.

A first rate soup is better than a second rate painting.

Those who cry the loudest are not always the ones who are hurt the most.

The truth is more important than the facts.

I speak the truth not so much as I would, but as much as I dare, and I dare a little more as I grow older.

It isn't enough to talk about peace; one must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it; one must work at it.

The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.

Peace is always beautiful.

Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.