Every man needs slaves like he needs clean air. To rule is to breathe, is it not? And even the read more

Every man needs slaves like he needs clean air. To rule is to breathe, is it not? And even the most disenfranchised get to breathe. The lowest on the social scale have their spouses or their children.

Keep high aspirations, moderate expectations, and small needs

Keep high aspirations, moderate expectations, and small needs

All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.

All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.

What the world needs is not dogma but an attitude of scientific inquiry combined with a belief that the torture read more

What the world needs is not dogma but an attitude of scientific inquiry combined with a belief that the torture of millions is not desirable, whether inflicted by Stalin or by a Deity imagined in the likeness of the believer

The essential support and encouragement comes from within, arising out of the mad notion that your society needs to know read more

The essential support and encouragement comes from within, arising out of the mad notion that your society needs to know what only you can tell it.

I'm not comfortable being preachy, but more people need to start spending as much time in the library as they read more

I'm not comfortable being preachy, but more people need to start spending as much time in the library as they do on the basketball court.

Serendipity. Look for something, find something else, and realize that what you've found is more suited to your needs than read more

Serendipity. Look for something, find something else, and realize that what you've found is more suited to your needs than what you thought you were looking for.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the former instruct him and the read more

As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the former instruct him and the latter take him to task.