"The quest for philosophy's beginning is idle, for everywhere in all beginnings we find only the crude, the unformed, the empty, and the ugly. What matters in all things is the higher levels."

"Blessed are the forgetful: for they get the better even of their blunders."

"No price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself."

"To forget one's purpose is the commonest form of stupidity."

"Hope in reality is the worst of all evils, because it prolongs the torments of man."

"Morality is the herd-instinct in the individual."

"I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life....Man was made for action and for bustle too, I believe."

"History repeats itself. That's one of the things wrong with history."

"The toughest question has always been, 'How do you get your ideas?' How do you answer that? It's like asking runners how they run, or singers how they sing. They just do it!"

"Tell me, and I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I'll understand."

"To accomplish great things, we must not only act but also dream, not only plan but also believe."

"Anybody can win, unless there happens to be a second entry."