Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol, morphine or idealism.

Take away paradox from the thinker and you have a professor.

Of mankind we may say in general they are fickle, hypocritical, and greedy of gain.

Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

Our true nationality is mankind.

In many people it is already an impertinence to say 'I'.

Our species needs, and deserves, a citizenry with minds wide awake and a basic understanding of how the world works.

A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life.

By providing students in our Nation with such an education, we help save our children from the clutches of poverty, crime, drugs, and hopelessness, and we help safeguard our Nation's prosperity for generations yet unborn.

Outstanding people have one thing in common: an absolute sense of mission

Challenging the meaning of life is the truest expression of the state of being human.

People are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can't be fixed.

I despise people who depend on these things [heroin and cocaine]. If you really want a mind-altering experience, look at a tree.

The greatest attitude of all is gratitude.

There is no marvel in a woman learning to speak, but there would be in teaching her to hold her tongue.

To live alone is the fate of all great souls.

To understand how any society functions you must understand the relationship between the men and the women.

A man's feet should be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world.

You may turn into an archangel, a fool, or a criminal ? no one will see it. But when a button is missing?everyone sees that.

Some people seem to fade away but then when they are truly gone, it's like they didn't fade away at all.

A narrow mind and a fat head invariably come on the same person.