"My goal and my career is definitely not to be famous. That's a really horrible goal, just to be famous for the sake of having fame."

"If you have a dream, just lie about it. Lie your way unto your dreams."

"One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity."

"The struggle for existence holds as much in the intellectual as in the physical world. A theory is a species of thinking, and its right to exist is coextensive with its power of resisting extinction by its rivals."

"One of the sad things about contemporary journalism is that it actually matters very little. The world now is almost inured to the power of journalism. The best journalism would manage to outrage people. And people are less and less inclined to outrage."

"The Cape Town is considerably increased within the last eight years. Its respectability with regard to strength has kept pace with its other enlargements and rendered it very secure against any attempt which is not made with considerable force."