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.

Get off your butt and join the Marines!

For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen.

I fully realize that no wealth or position can long endure, unless built upon truth and justice; therefore, I will engage in no transaction which does not benefit all whom it affects.

I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.

The right of a nation to kill a tyrant in case of necessity can no more be doubted than to hang a robber, or kill a flea.

Everything is vague to a degree you do not realize till you have tried to make it precise.

It is a good rule in life never to apologize. The right sort of people do not want apologies, and the wrong sort take a mean advantage of them.

I'm not a genius. I'm just a tremendous bundle of experience.

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

Genius is sorrow's child.

The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action.

We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.

I want to put a ding in the universe.

Humility is attentive patience.

A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.

Rhyme, that enslaved queen, that supreme charm of our poetry, that creator of our meter.

Ah just act the way ah feel.

People create stories create people; or rather stories create people create stories.

The English contribution to world cuisine - the chip.