"All human behavior has a reason. All behavior is solving a problem."

“We did not lack for religious leaders to urge us into "godly" war [...]. All of this was part of a well-financed propaganda campaign on the part of British agents. As usual, the government of the United States was being "run" by the British Secret Intelligence Service.”

“You quit, you lose. You keep going, you may still lose. But, your ambition will never die.”

“Some wars have been due to the lust of rulers for power and glory, or to revenge to wipe out the humiliation of a former defeat.”

Source : "Nobel Lectures in Peace" by Frederick W. Haberman, World Scientific, (p. 415), 1999.

“Studies of volunteers have shown there is a benefit to performing acts of love for other people. The irony is that it is actually in your best interest to be selfless. The things you do for the benefit of others not only make you feel fulfilled, they increase your chances of living a long and happy life. Remember that an act of love always benefits at least two people.”

“Declarations of love amuse me. Especially when unrequited.”

“To be a student required a peculiar kind of capitulation, a willingness not simply to do as one is told, but to surrendor the movements of one's soul to the unknown complexities of another's. A willingness, not simply to be moved, but to be remade.”

Source : R. Scott Bakker (2010). “The Judging Eye: One (The Aspect-Emperor Trilogy)”, p.257, The Overlook Press

“Suspense is torture ... but delightful--or there'd be no gambling in the world.”

Source : Ada Leverson (1907). “The Twelfth Hour”

“Fill the cup of happiness for others, and there will be enough overflowing to fill yours to the brim.”