As soon as you tolerate something, it becomes bearable, and before long it will become common.

No, the real American has not yet arrived. He is only in the Crucible, I tell you - he will be the fusion of all races, perhaps the coming superman.

I hate French poetry. What measured glitter!

The Past: Our cradle, not our prison; there is danger as well as appeal in its glamour. The past is for inspiration, not imitation, for continuation, not repetition.

Take from me the hope that I can change the future and you will send me mad.

You should examine yourself daily. If you find faults, you should correct them. When you find none, you should try even harder.

New York is the great stone desert.