Whether or not anyone could have done it is not what's important. What is important is whether or not anyone would have done it.

There is one great truth in western politics that I have been able to see, and that is this: The more left wing your political ideals are, the more naive a person you are likely to be. The more right wing your political ideals are, the more evil a person you are likely to be. Choosing a political standpoint is largely a matter of deciding which failure as a human you are more comfortable with.

The nobility which exists within any cause is to be found not in any achievement, but instead within the struggle.

If you're going to condemn a people based on the actions of the worst of its ranks; take a good look at the worst of your people first and judge yourself.

The universal methodology of the tyrant is always incrementalism.

It is not about which artist is more skilled than which other artist. It is about creating what is in you to create. A lack of confidence in oneself is like a thief, It steals from the world that which might be worthy.

Sanity can take one of only two forms: that of ignorance, or denial.