“Politics should share one purpose with religion: the steady emancipation of the individual through the education of his passions.”

“Happiness lies first of all in health.”

“A society that thinks the choice between ways of living is just a choice between equally eligible 'lifestyles' turns universities into academic cafeterias offering junk food for the mind.”

“Well, you know, the definition of second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience.”

“Leadership is, among other things, the ability to inflict pain and get away with it - short-term pain for long-term gain.”