It is a commonplace to identify Martin Luther as the ‘father of individualism’.
A good character is not only about the good person people know you to be. Your ability to tell the truth about how bad you had been is also a good character.
The elegance under pressure is the result of fearlessness.
His room was a sickly dual-tone of crimson and charcoal, like an Untitled Rothko, the colours bleeding into each other horribly and then rather serenely. The overall effect was overwhelmingly unapolog...
Sow good seeds for a good yield.
God is not a cosmic bellboy for whom we can press a button to get things.
Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.
The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the law.
All women do have a different sense of sexuality, or sense of fun, or sense of like what's sexy or cool or tough.
I'm bored with that line. I never use it anymore. My new line is 'In 15 minutes everybody will be famous.'
Handle a book as a bee does a flower, extract its sweetness but do not damage it.