"How great are the advantages of solitude! How sublime is the silence of nature's ever-active energies! There is something in the very name of wilderness, which charms the ear, and soothes the spirit of man. There is religion in it."

“I don't have no friends. I don't want no friends. That's how I feel,”

Source : "Love Me, Hate Me, Just Don't Ignore Me". Interview with Nancy Hass, www.gq.com. January 19, 2012.

“I'm a big advocate of the power of positive thinking, particularly for small businesses.”

“People get their information in different ways now. And we are a little poorer for it, because the way you get information affects what you learn.”

“In regards to the price of commodities, the rise of wages operates as simple interest does, the rise of profit operates like compound interest. Our merchants and masters complain much of the bad effects of high wages in raising the price and lessening the sale of goods. They say nothing concerning the bad effects of high profits. They are silent with regard to the pernicious effects of their own gains. They complain only of those of other people.”

“Logic has made me hated in the world.”

Source : Peter Abelard (1977). “The Story of His Misfortunes and The Personal Letters”

“Nothing happens. Nobody comes, nobody goes. It's awful.”

“Ramadan typically brings a spike in violence in Middle East. I get grumpy when I don't eat - but I don't blow things up. Religion of peace?”

Source : Twitter post from Jun 29, 2014

“I'm actually quite modest. All I want is a nice car. All I want is a drink at midnight on Sunday night and I'll be a very happy man.”

Source : Source: bigthink.com