To be great is to be misunderstood.

What doesn’t transmit light creates its own darkness.

...the individual ceases to be himself; he adopts entirely the kind of personality offered to him by cultural patterns; and he therefore becomes exactly as all others are and as they expect him to be...The person who gives up his individual self and becomes an automaton, identical with millions of other automatons around him, need not feel alone and anxious any more. But the price he pays, however, is high; it is the loss of his self.

Howsoever you may repair it, a rift is a rift.

The greatest kindness one can render to any man is leading him to truth.

Films, football, beer, and above all, gambling filled up the horizon of their minds. To keep them in control was not difficult.

We always like those who admire us; we do not always like those whom we admire.

It wasn't until late in life that I discovered how easy it is to say "I don't know."

False leaders rarely engage succession planning for fear of no longer being seen as the leader.

We still have a choice today: nonviolent coexistence or violent coannihilation. This may well be mankind's last chance between chaos and community.