We think too much and feel too little.

The people are applauding you because none of them understands you and applauding me because everybody understands me.

My prodigious sin was, and still is, being a non-conformist.

There is greatness in everyone.

Don’t fight for slavery! Fight for liberty! [...] You, the people, have the power, the power to create machines, the power to create happiness! You, the people, have the power to make this life free and beautiful, to make this life a wonderful adventure.

The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury. [and therefore not appreciate it fully or be grateful for it every moment.]

I do not have much patience with a thing of beauty that must be explained to be understood.