I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.
As astronomy is the daughter of idleness, geometry is the daughter of property.
Women react differently: a French woman who sees herself betrayed by her husband will kill his mistress; an Italian will kill her husband; a Spaniard will kill both; and a German will kill herself.
Behold a universe so immense that I am lost in it. I no longer know where I am. I am just nothing at all. Our world is terrifying in its insignificance.
To be happy, one must have a good stomach and a bad heart.
A true philosopher is like an elephant; he never puts the second foot down until the first one is solidly in place.
An educated mind is, as it were, composed of all the minds of preceding ages.
The Obama presidency, and liberalism in general, are based on not trusting the American people - a belief that big government is better for people.
We now know that the structure of the DNA in humans and chimpanzees differs by only just over one percent. You could even have a blood transfusion from a chimp, provided you have the same blood group.
I'm a old hoodlum, so I will jump on you if I have to.
The thing that I hate is that Nicholas Kristof style of writing where it's like, "I saw the poor, they made me so sad. What can I do about sadness? I am so brave. " It's just like, shut up, man, shut up.