"Let us turn elsewhere, to the wasps and bees, who unquestionably come first in the laying up of a heritage for their offspring."

"Without feeling abashed by my ignorance, I confess that I am absolutely unable to say. In the absence of an appearance of learning, my answer has at least one merit, that of perfect sincerity."

"We have within us, from the start, that which will distinguish us from the vulgar herd."

"The common people have no history: persecuted by the present, they cannot think of preserving the memory of the past."

"Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession."

"I wanted to go hide. I wasn't looking to be more famous, I'm famous enough."

"I would suggest that teachers show their students concrete examples of the negative effects of the actions that gangsta rappers glorify."

"I go back and forth between wanting to be abundantly simple and maddeningly complex."