quotes of day Thursday, September 10, 2026

“In fact, other people create for lack of power. I, on the other hand, do not need a work: I live.”

“The greatest thing in style is to have a command of metaphor.”

“I have a particular relationship with Vinod Khosla because he's got a lot of very interesting science-based energy startups.”

“Do not fear mistakes.”

“We are not going to dwell on those things that divide us. We are going to rejoice in those things that keep us together to make this a better country - to reach down and back to touch every young person in need!”

“Some things are strange to me, and some things are odd. But I don't condemn. If you can accept me, I can accept you.”

“My pacifism is not based on any intellectual theory but on a deep antipathy to every form of cruelty and hatred.”

“You know, I don't know if you know this about me or not, but I'm kind of a big deal.”

“He was a tool of the boss, without brains or backbone.”

“That was excellently observed’, say I, when I read a passage in an author, where his opinion agrees with mine. When we differ, there I pronounce him to be mistaken.”

“I believe that the members of my family must be as free from suspicion as from actual crime.”

“I've learned that usually, the less I know about other people, the better off I am.”

“The sage acts without taking credit. He accomplishes without dwelling on it. He does not want to display his worth.”