Plato

The excessive increase of anything causes a reaction in the opposite direction.

All men are by nature equal, made all of the same earth by one Workman; and however we deceive ourselves, as dear unto God is the poor peasant as the mighty prince.

Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another.

My first career ambitions involved turning into a boy; I intended to be either a railway guard or a knight errant.

I have a naturally camp sensibility and a camp sense of humour. I love the icons that gay people love.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.