A quest for self-respect is proof of its lack.
The world is perishing from an orgy of self-sacrificing.
The secrets of this earth are not for all men to see, but only for those who will seek them.
There are no evil thoughts except one; the refusal to think.
When I die, I hope to go to Heaven, whatever the Hell that is.
Wealth is the product of man's capacity to think.
Genius is an exaggeration of dimension. So is elephantiasis. Both may be only a disease.
The world you desire can be won, it exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours.
A man's ego is the fountain ahead of human progress.
A building has integrity just like a man. And just as seldom.
Place nothing above the verdict of your own mind.
Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps, down new roads, armed with nothing but their own vision.
Anyone who fights for the future, lives in it today worry is a waste of emotional reserve.
I came here to say that I do not recognize anyone's right to one minute of my life.
Civilization is the process of setting man free from men.
It was the greatest sensation of existence: not to trust but to know.
The worst guilt is to accept an unearned guilt.
Money will not purchase happiness for the man who has no concept of what he wants.
I don't wish to be the symbol of anything. I'm only myself.
The man who damns money has obtained it dishonourably; the man who respects it has earned it.
For the first time since her return, she felt pain, a violent pain, but it made her feel alive, because it was worth feeling.
Achieving life is not the equivalent of avoiding death.
But you see, the measure of hell you're able to endure is the measure of your love.
Never ask people about your work.