Archived Quotes

Books are a uniquely portable magic.

Between being loved and being respected,

I have always believed respect is more important.

I had three chairs

in my house;

one for solitude,

two for friendship,

three for society.

Don't worry when you are not recognized,

but strive to be worthy of recognition.

An intellectual is a person who has discovered something

more interesting than sex.

Embrace your flaws

they make you human.

When you have got an elephant by

the hind legs and he is trying to run away,

it's best to let him run.

You're never too old,

too wacky,

too wild,

to pick up a book and read to a child.

The best way out is always through.

I can make more generals,

but horses cost money.

One lesson that every nation can learn from China is to focus

more on creating village level enterprises,

quality health services and educational facilities.

I tell you,

we are here on Earth to fart around,

and don’t let anybody tell you different.

Life is short,

but it’s wide.

The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression.

Poetry comes from the highest happiness or the deepest sorrow.

Success is a science

if you have the conditions,

you get the result.

We will drain the swamp.

All things are subject to

interpretation whichever

interpretation prevails

at a given time is

a function of power

and not truth.

Let us remember:

One book,

one pen,

one child,

and one teacher

can change

the world.

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be.

Be one.