Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff.

Committee - A group of men who individually can do nothing but as a group decide that nothing can be done.  

The effect of one upright individual is incalculable.

The idea that men are created free and equal is both true and misleading: men are created different; they lose their social freedom and their individual autonomy in seeking to become like each other.  

You can't say civilizations don't advance...in every war they kill you in a new way.

A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent.

Physics is like sex: sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it.