Everything has it's beauty, but not every one sees it.

In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.

The sole advantage of power is that you can do more good.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

The Universe is not only queerer that we imagine, it is queered than we can imagine.

A newbroom sweeps clean, but an old broom knows the corners.

I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

A hero is no braver than anyone else; he is only brave minutes longer

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

Quite often good things have hurtful consequnces. There are instances of men who have been ruined by their money or killed by their courage.

To do what others cannot do is talent. To do what talent cannot do is genius.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.