Revolutions are always verbose.

There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on circumstances.

Ideas that enter the mind under fire remain there securely and for ever.

Life is not an easy matter... You cannot live through it without falling into frustration and cynicism unless you have before you a great idea which raises you above personal misery, above weakness, above all kinds of perfidy and baseness.

From being a patriotic myth, the Russian people have become an awful reality.

In a serious struggle there is no worse cruelty than to be magnanimous at an inopportune time.

If we had had more time for discussion we should probably have made a great many more mistakes.

Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain - at least in a poor country like Russia - and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it takes an automobile to produce this effect.

The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end.

There is a limit to the application of democratic methods. You can inquire of all the passengers as to what type of car they like to ride in, but it is impossible to question them as to whether to apply the brakes when the train is at full speed and accident threatens.

Technique is noticed most markedly in the case of those who have not mastered it.

Where force is necessary, there it must be applied boldly, decisively and completely. But one must know the limitations of force; one must know when to blend force with a maneuver, a blow with an agreement.

You may not be interested in strategy, but strategy is interested in you.

Learning carries within itself certain dangers because out of necessity one has to learn from one's enemies.

England is nothing but the last ward of the European madhouse, and quite possibly it will prove to be the ward for particularly violent cases.

Old age is the most unexpected of all things that happen to a man.

Insurrection is an art, and like all arts has its own laws.

Revolutions are always verbose.

Fascism is nothing but capitalist reaction.

If we had more time for discussion we should probably have made a great many more mistakes.

The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life, for only then do they have to fall back on their reserves.

Not believing in force is the same as not believing in gravity.

The historic ascent of humanity, taken as a whole, may be summarized as a succession of victories of consciousness over blind forces - in nature, in society, in man himself.

Everyone has the right to be stupid on occasion, but Comrade Macdonald abuses the privilege.

Art is not a mirror to hold up to society, but a hammer with which to shape it.

Communism needs democracy like the human body needs oxygen.

The concrete is a combination of abstractions not an arbitrary or subjective combination but one that corresponds to the laws of the movement of a given phenomenon.

Abusive language and swearing are a legacy of slavery humiliation and disrespect for human dignity ones own and that of other people.

The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end

The creative union of the conscious with the unconscious is what one usually calls 'inspiration.'

Abusive language and swearing are a legacy of slavery, humiliation, and disrespect for human dignity, one's own and that of other people.

The fundamental flaw of vulgar thought lies in the fact that it wishes to content itself with motionless imprints of a reality which consists of eternal motion.

When one runs with the wolves, one must howl with the pack.

I started out being a really, really liberal Democrat.

As an actor you have to have a strong vivid imagination as you're working and when the camera's rolling, but there's certainly a part of you that is aware of real life, that you're making a movie.

The secret of tango is in this moment of improvisation that happens between step and step. It is to make the impossible thing possible: to dance silence.

One problem with relying on existing concepts is that it could stifle innovation, weakening the film sector over time.

I don't think there is a person who loves the Nets as much as I do - from our fans, all the employees in the arenas, the front office personnel and the owners. I will always be loyal to our fans and the Nets.

Time heals almost everything. But when you are healed, you are too old to enjoy.

I think child stars have a leg up, actually, because they have an innate sense of what creative problem solving is all about. But to make a life out of it, you have to be ready to take on project after project. You have to like the action.

When I was a CEO, the books on management that I read weren't very much help after the first few months on the job. They were all designed to give you directions on how not to screw up your company.

Music has always been my protection against the world, from a very young age. I feel safe inside of a jam.

Love isn't love until you give it away.

Keep it simple.

I think girls have a harder time than guys do if you're switching schools. Guys don't get picked on as long as you're OK in sports.

I'm far from being god, but I work god damn hard.

Group conformity scares the pants off me because it's so often a prelude to cruelty towards anyone who doesn't want to - or can't - join the Big Parade.

A little spoon for a cup of soup teaches to be patient; and the big one, to be greedy!

Ten years ago, you wrote a book and you never expected to find out anything about the author. Now with social media, everyone wants that connection. I think our readers want to be invited into our lives and brought on the journey and be part of this whole process.