performance is an act of faith.
It's never what you say, but how you make it sound sincere.
The greatest miracle of all, the human being.
In our society those who are in reality superior in intelligence can be accepted by their fellows only if they pretend they are not.
The sign of an intelligent people is their ability to control their emotions by the application of reason.
You cannot throw words like heroism and sacrifice and nobility and honor away without abandoning the qualities they express.