I am not now That which I have been.
There is not such a cradle of democracy upon the earth as the Free Public Library, this republic of letters, where neither rank, office, nor wealth receives the slightest consideration.
Nothing is black or white.
I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.
The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique.
The spirit of man is an inward flame; a lamp the world blows upon but never puts out.
A moral being is one who is capable of reflecting on his past actions and their motives - of approving of some and disapproving of others
New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not common.
Self-esteem comes from being able to define the world in your own terms and refusing to abide by the judgments of others.
Being an intellectual creates a lot of questions and no answers.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Laziness never arrived at the attainment of a good wish.
Common sense is not so common.
I'm not a genius. I'm just a tremendous bundle of experience.
Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.
The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action.
When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.
Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.
Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.
Pretty much, Apple and Dell are the only ones in this industry making money. They make it by being Wal-Mart. We make it by innovation.
We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same.