"The fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself."

"The wisest keeps something of the vision of a child. Though he may understand a thousand things that a child could not understand, he is always a beginner, close to the original meaning of life."

"The greater the artist, the greater the doubt. Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize."

"Most things worth having require some sacrifice, usually more than you expect."

"...But today it is the United States that lives in infamy, as its government adopts the foreign policies of Imperial Japan."

"Treat a person as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat him as he could be, and he will become what he should be."

"Empires do not suffer emptiness of purpose at the time of their creation. It is when they have become established that aims are lost and replaces by vague ritual."

"Better reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven."

"You can't do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth."

"I will make a Star-chamber matter of it."

"Free and fair discussion will ever be found the firmest friend to truth."

"High school wasn't a trial by fire or some ordeal that had to be survived. It was all a big joke. You just had to provide the laugh track."