Favourite quotes

Most people would sooner die than think. In fact, they do so.

A pessimist is someone who listens to too many optimists.

Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who will get the blame.

Experience is what causes a person to make new mistakes instead of old ones.

Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten.

Education makes a people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; easy to govern but impossible to enslave.

Sometimes it's useful to know how large your zero is.

Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.

The first casualty when war comes is truth.

What you do today can improve all your tomorrows