Purity of heart is to will one thing.

He who surpasses or subdues mankind must look down on the hate of those below.

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

Thought is free.

There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.

Maybe you are searching among the branches, for what only appears in the roots.

They say I do not have the qualifications to be president, that I do not have education. Well, I would never divide the Liberian people.

I've always had an obligation to creation, above all.

Radical simply means 'grasping things at the root'.

In the rush for justice it is important not to lose sight of principles the country holds dear.

Gold and silver from the dead turn often into lead.

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

Certainty? In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Don't send me flowers when I'm dead. If you like me, send them while I'm alive.

The two offices of memory are collection and distribution.

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

I think we're having fun. I think our customers really like our products. And we're always trying to do better.

Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't.

A man of honour should never forget what he is because he sees what others are.

I find it rather easy to portray a businessman. Being bland, rather cruel and incompetent comes naturally to me.

When people talk of the freedom of writing, speaking or thinking I cannot choose but laugh. No such thing ever existed. No such thing now exists; but I hope it will exist. But it must be hundreds of years after you and I shall write and speak no more.