He who surpasses or subdues mankind must look down on the hate of those below.
When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.
You can't deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants.
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.
Central banks don't have divine wisdom. They try to do the best analysis they can and must be prepared to stand or fall by the quality of that analysis.
Rhyme, that enslaved queen, that supreme charm of our poetry, that creator of our meter.
Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage.
The true test of a man's character is what he does when no one is watching.
Human decency is not derived from religion. It precedes it.
The more intense the nature of a man, the more readily will he find meditation, and the more successfully will he practice it.
Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.
Since it is difficult to join them together, it is safer to be feared than to be loved when one of the two must be lacking.
In just six weeks from the time the design was started, we had the motor on the block testing its power.
The American people should be made aware of the trend toward monopolization of the great public information vehicles and the concentration of more and more power over public opinion in fewer and fewer hands.
It's sad when someone you know becomes someone you knew.
The cloud is free only to go with the wind. The rain is free only in falling.
In ballet a complicated story is impossible to tell... we can't dance synonyms.
I have only ever read one book in my life, and that is White Fang. It's so frightfully good I've never bothered to read another.
There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment
All men are prepared to accomplish the incredible if their ideals are threatened.
Parents wonder why the streams are bitter, when they themselves have poisoned the fountain.
