I sing, not arms and the hero, but the philosophic man: he who seeks in contemplation to discover the inner will of the world, ininvention to discover the means of fulfilling that will, and in action to do that will by the so-discovered means.

Virtue consists, not in abstaining from vice, but in not desiring it.

Imitation is not just the sincerest form of flattery - it's the sincerest form of learning.

Which painting in the National Gallery would I save if there was a fire? The one nearest the door of course.

Imprisonment, as it exists today, is a worse crime than any of those committed by its victims.

Shall I turn up the light for you? No, give me deeper darkness. Money is not made in the light.

Effectiveness of assertion is the alpha and omega of style.