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.

A name is a label, and as soon as there is a label, the ideas disappear and out comes label-worship read more

A name is a label, and as soon as there is a label, the ideas disappear and out comes label-worship and label-bashing, and instead of living by a theme of ideas, people begin dying for labels... and the last thing the world needs is another religion.

Government, obviously, cannot fill a child's emotional needs. Nor can it fill his spiritual and moral needs. Government is not read more

Government, obviously, cannot fill a child's emotional needs. Nor can it fill his spiritual and moral needs. Government is not a father or mother. Government has never raised a child, and it never will.

From each according to his faculties; to each according to his needs.

From each according to his faculties; to each according to his needs.

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.

We never understand how little we need in this world until we know the loss of it

We never understand how little we need in this world until we know the loss of it

I never want to get to the point where it's all about my needs, and the hell with anybody else.

I never want to get to the point where it's all about my needs, and the hell with anybody else.

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.

There is something about jumping a horse over a fence, something that makes you feel good. Perhaps it's the risk, read more

There is something about jumping a horse over a fence, something that makes you feel good. Perhaps it's the risk, the gamble. In any event it's a thing I need.