That which corrodes the souls of the persecuted is the monstrous inner agreement with the prevailing prejudice against them.

Perhaps our originality manifests itself most strikingly in what we do with that which we did not originate. To discover something wholly new can be a matter of chance, of idle tinkering, or even of the chronic dissatisfaction of the untalented.

It still holds true that man is most uniquely human when he turns obstacles into opportunities.

The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.

Facts are counterrevolutionary.

The proselytizing fanatic strengthens his own faith by converting others. The creed whose legitimacy is most easily challenged is likely to develop the strongest proselytizing impulse.

What monstrosities would walk the streets were some people's faces as unfinished as their minds.