"That which is done out of love always takes place beyond good and evil."

"Not to see many things, not to hear them, not to let them approach one--first piece of ingenuity, first proof that one is no accident but a necessity."

"They punish you for all your virtues. They forgive you entirely--your mistakes."

"In Christianity neither morality nor religion come into contact with reality at any point."

"Morality is the herd-instinct in the individual."

"When you stare into the abyss the abyss stares back at you."

"Isn't it fascinating how long a few minutes seem when you are completely alone with not a familiar face in sight?"

"That's the irony of women in charge, they don't like other women in charge."

"The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty."

"By faithful study of the nobler arts, our nature's softened, and more gentle grows."

"A citizen of America will cross the ocean to fight for democracy, but won't cross the street to vote in a national election."

"He who has never hoped can never despair."