Books...are like lobster shells, we surround ourselves with 'em, then we grow out of 'em and leave 'em behind, as evidence of our earlier stages of development.
My wish is to ride the tempest, tame the waves, kill the sharks. I will not resign myself...
Everybody knows if you are too careful you are so occupied in being careful that you are sure to stumble over something.
We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.
We can be sure that the greatest hope for maintaining equilibrium in the face of any situation rests within ourselves.
It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.
To be willing to die for an idea is to set a rather high price on conjecture.