"Powerful states can maintain themselves only by crime, little states are virtuous only by weakness."

"Such a faith would be fatal to my reason, to my liberty, and even to the success of my undertakings it would immediately transform me into a stupid slave, an instrument of the will and interests of others."

"To revolt is a natural tendency of life. Even a worm turns against the foot that crushes it. In general, the vitality and relative dignity of an animal can be measured by the intensity of its instinct to revolt."

"Therefore, if God existed, only in one way could he serve human liberty - by ceasing to exist."

"Wisdom principle 83 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 5."

"We live in a society obsessed with public opinion. But leadership has never been about popularity."

"I don't like when people put their dishes in the dishwasher without scrubbing them properly because it comes out with those little white dots and then you can't get those out. And you have to rewash them."

"Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude."