Humanity needs practical men, who get the most out of their work, and, without forgetting the general good, safeguard their read more

Humanity needs practical men, who get the most out of their work, and, without forgetting the general good, safeguard their own interests. But humanity also needs dreamers, for whom the disinterested development of an enterprise is so captivating that it becomes impossible for them to devote their care to their own material profit.

Government, obviously, cannot fill a child's emotional needs. Nor can it fill his spiritual and moral needs. Government is not read more

Government, obviously, cannot fill a child's emotional needs. Nor can it fill his spiritual and moral needs. Government is not a father or mother. Government has never raised a child, and it never will.

What the world needs is not dogma but an attitude of scientific inquiry combined with a belief that the torture read more

What the world needs is not dogma but an attitude of scientific inquiry combined with a belief that the torture of millions is not desirable, whether inflicted by Stalin or by a Deity imagined in the likeness of the believer

Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in where nature may heal and cheer read more

Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in where nature may heal and cheer and give strength to the body and soul.

At the end of about a week, I called back and said, "I need something to compare this to. Could read more

At the end of about a week, I called back and said, "I need something to compare this to. Could I please have a microsecond?"

From each according to his faculties; to each according to his needs.

From each according to his faculties; to each according to his needs.

Every man needs slaves like he needs clean air. To rule is to breathe, is it not? And even the read more

Every man needs slaves like he needs clean air. To rule is to breathe, is it not? And even the most disenfranchised get to breathe. The lowest on the social scale have their spouses or their children.

Space and light and order. Those are the things that men need just as much as they need bread or read more

Space and light and order. Those are the things that men need just as much as they need bread or a place to sleep.

Women need real moments of solitude and self-reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away.

Women need real moments of solitude and self-reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away.