"A subject for a great poet would be God's boredom after the seventh day of creation."

"What ever lives obeys . . . he who cannot obey himself is commanded."

"The most perfidious way of harming a cause consists of defending it deliberately with faulty arguments."

"Although the most acute judges of the witches and even the witches themselves, were convinced of the guilt of witchery, the guilt nevertheless was non-existent. It is thus with all guilt."

"The world itself is the will to power - and nothing else! And you yourself are the will to power - and nothing else!"

"Who is better, they who promote truth over happiness, or happiness over truth?"

"Fill your mind with the meaningless stimuli of a world preoccupied with meaningless things, and it will not be easy to feel peace in your heart."

"I love humanity, but I hate people."

"I will demand a commitment to excellence and to victory, and that is what life is all about."

"Be bold. If you're going to make an error, make a doozy, and don't be afraid to hit the ball."

"The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said."

"To reprove small faults within due vehemence, is as absurd as if a man should take a great hammer to kill a fly on his friend's forehead."