He struggled with himself, too. I saw it -- I heard it. I saw the inconceivable mystery of a soul that knew no restraint, no faith, and no fear, yet struggling blindly with itself.

It was written I should be loyal to the nightmare of my choice.

If we could only get rid of consciousness. What makes mankind tragic is not that they are the victims of nature, it is that they are conscious of it. To be part of the animal kingdom under the conditions of this earth is very well--but as soon as you know of your slavery, the pain, the anger, the strife--the tragedy begins. We can't return to nature, since we can't change our place in it. Our refuge is in stupidity [...] There is no morality, no knowledge, and no hope; there is only the consciousness of ourselves which drives us about a world that [...] is always but a vain and floating appearance.

All religions are true but none are literal.

The data indicate that firms continue to struggle to pass higher costs through to consumers, with profit margins being squeezed as a result.

For me, half the joy of achieving has been the struggle and the fight, the pitting myself against the world and all its competition - and winning.