“Just as an individual of pre-eminent worth transforms democracy into a...” — Apollonius of Tyana Quote

“Just as an individual of pre-eminent worth transforms democracy into a monarchy of the best man, even so the rule of one man, if in all things it has an eye to the common welfare, is democracy.”

“My ideal is for each to do what he knows and what he can.”

“Never may a man prone to believe scandal be a despot or a popular leader! Under his guidance, democracy itself will be despotism.”

“Boys have said in the past that I live my life like a movie. I love all things romantic, like kissing in the rain.”

“I actually wanted to be a nurse, of all things.”

“It's important to recognise that humans are not the measure of all things... The Earth is the measure of all things.”