"Every government is run by liars. Nothing they say should be believed."

"Unlike those who pretend to be immaculate, fallen angels are usually more intriguing because their earthliness is heavenly."

"We ought not be over anxious to encourage innovation, in case of doubtful improvement, for an old system must ever have two advantages over a new one; it is established and it is understood."

"If you wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself, then make that change."

"Never for me the lowered banner, never the last endeavour."

"Like the ski resort full of girls hunting for husbands and husbands hunting for girls, the situation is not as symmetrical as it might seem."

"There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that others might pick them up."

"Vegetarianism is harmless enough, though it is apt to fill a man with wind and self-righteousness."

"People who like this sort of thing will find this the sort of thing they like."

"The least deviation from truth will be multiplied later."

"The poet only asks to get his head into the heavens. It is the logician who seeks to get the heavens into his head. And it is his head that splits."

"For men who had easily endured hardship, danger and difficult uncertainty, leisure and riches, though in some ways desirable, proved burdensome and a source of grief."