What do you despise? By this are you truly known.

Jests that give pains are not jests.

I may not be better than other people, but at least I'm different.

Could be worse . . . I could be Sting.

I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from the table of someone who considers himself my master. I want the full menu of rights.

The mystery of the beginning of all things is insoluble by us; and I for one must be content to remain an agnostic

Effective action is always unjust.

A great city is the place to escape the true drama of provincial life, and find solace in fantasy.

Anyone who attempts to generate random numbers by deterministic means is, of course, living in a state of sin.

Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.

Never lend your car to someone you've given birth to.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

What is necessary to change a person is to change his awareness of himself.

Obsession is an attractive thing. People who are really, really interested and good at one thing and smart are attractive, if they're men.

Be like a tree and let the dead leaves drop.

It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.

All battles are fought by scared men who'd rather be some place else.

The spirit of man is an inward flame; a lamp the world blows upon but never puts out.

He who possesses most must be most afraid of loss.

Your personal nature seeks its paradise.