Politikeren, der tidligere måtte lære, hvordan man smigrer konger, må nu lære, hvordan man fortryller, underholder, svindler med,forskrækker eller på anden måde forbløffer vælgernes fantasi
Talent is like electricity. We don't understand electricity. We use it. You can plug into it and light up a lamp, keep a heart pump going, light a cathedral, or you can electrocute a person with it.
Videnskaben begås jo af atypiske freaks, det er fra dem, de store ideer kommer. Men mange store ideer går tabt på grund af dilettanteriet, fordi de store freaks ikke altid selv ved, hvad de gør.
When the Devil quotes Scriptures, it's not, really, to deceive, but simply that the masses are so ignorant of theology that somebody has to teach them the elementary texts before he can seduce them.