Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.
Prophet Mohammed would have no objection to The Satanic Verses.
The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.
A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special.
No real change in history has ever been achieved by discussions.
Men do not shape destiny, Destiny produces the man for the hour.
If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth the writing.
Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse.
A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action.
Political tyranny is nothing compared to social tyranny and a reformer who defies society is a more courageous man than a politician who defies government.