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Few people think more than two or three times a year; I have made an international reputation for myself by thinking once or twice a week.

Even turkeys can fly in a stiff wind.

A king ruleth as he ought, a tyrant as he lists, a king to the profit of all, a tyrant only to please a few.

No tyrant need fear till men begin to feel confident in each other.

We are an impossibility in an impossible universe.

The celestial order and the beauty of the universe compel me to admit that there is some excellent and eternal Being, who deserves the respect and homage of men.

A human being is part of a whole, called by us the "Universe," a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest--a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few personsnearest us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.

We are an impossibility in an impossible universe.

The celestial order and the beauty of the universe compel me to admit that there is some excellent and eternal Being, who deserves the respect and homage of men.

A human being is part of a whole, called by us the "Universe," a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest--a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few personsnearest us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.

Vote early and vote often.

One man shall have one vote.

I would not vote for the mayor. It's not just because he didn't invite me to dinner, but because on my way into town from the airport there were such enormous potholes.

Still waters run no mills.

Wit is educated insolence.

Men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all the other alternatives.

Peace between countries must rest on the solid foundation of love between individuals.