Religion is based primarily and mainly upon fear.
-Bertrand Russell
To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's about, but the music the words make.
-Truman Capote
Birth does not lead to greatness; but cultivation of numerous virtues by a man leads him to greatness.
We have failed to grasp the fact that mankind is becoming a single unit, and that for a unit to fight against itself is suicide.
-Havelock Ellis
We cannot always assure the future of our friends; we have a better chance of assuring our future if we remember who our friends are.
-Henry A. Kissinger