Voltaire

Injustice in the end produces independence.

The multitude of books is making us ignorant.

Our country is that spot to which our heart is bound.

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.

The Holy Roman Empire is neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire.

It is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part.

Stars are good too. I wish I could get some to put in my hair. But I suppose I never can. You would be surprised to find how far off they are, for they do not look it. When they first showed last night I tried to knock some down with a pole, but it didn’t reach, which astonished me. Then I tried clods till I was all tired out, but I never got one. I did make some close shots, for I saw the black blot of the clod sail right into thee midst of the golden clusters forty or fifty times, just barely missing them, and if I could’ve held out a little longer, maybe I could’ve got one.

The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.

When I was a little girl, I so wanted to be sociable, but I was scared that I wasn’t going to be able to speak a sentence because I had such a bad stammer.

When women come up to me like, ‘I am a freaking senator,’ or, ‘I’m a doctor,’ it’s like, ‘Damn, y’all like me? I look up to y’all!’

Sometimes, the only way to discover who you are or what life you should lead is to do less planning and more living…

There is nothing ever wrong with ability, ambition, achievement; but they can easily be wronged by being used to bad ends.

Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped.

What I greatly hope for these children everywhere, is a new attitude toward life–free from the gullibility which thinks we can get something for nothing; free from the greed which thinks any permanent good can come of overreaching others; and, above all, expectant of change, so that when life gives them a jolt they will be fully prepared to push on eagerly along new lines.

When you get to the top, don’t forget to send the elevator down for the next guy.

We must speak our minds openly, debate our disagreements honestly, but always pursue solidarity.

I think it’s the way you sparkle when you talk about the things you love.

You cannot be who and what you are unless you have a lifestyle, both internally and externally, that is designed to support that definition of self.

It takes only one drink to get me drunk. The trouble is, I can’t remember if it’s the thirteenth or the fourteenth.

The achievement of one goal should be the starting point of another.

Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after.