A man does not have himself killed for a half-pence a day or for a petty distinction. You must speak to the soul in order to electrify him

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

The reason most people fail instead of succeed is they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment.

Victory is not always winning the battle...but rising every time you fall.

Six hours' sleep for a man, seven for a woman, and eight for a fool.

Moses has revealed the existence of God to his nation. Jesus Christ to the Roman world, Muhammad to the old continent.

If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.

You become strong by defying defeat and by turning loss into gain and failure to success.

Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can fly.

To have a right estimate of a man's character, we must see him in misfortune.

The purpose of religion is to keep the poor from killing the rich.

Man is something that shall be overcome.Man is a rope, tied between beast and overman - a rope over an abyss.What is great in man is that he is a bridge and not an end.

Money. It fits around your neck like some permanent noose. always waiting for your next misstep.

Time is our most valuable nonrenewable resource, and if we want to treat it with respect, we need to set priorities.

Would you want to do business with a person who was 99% honest?

I am, in some sense, a writer. Even though I kinda downplay the word thing, I do enjoy writing sometimes.

[In the aftermath of death] Small talk feels too small, big talk too enormous.

Before we give the government any more money, show us some receipts.

Order and system are nobler things than power.

My legs have become accustomed to the treadmill. And in L.A., running on the street is asking for a distracted texting driver to knock you over.

A pretentious, showy life is an empty life; a plain and simple life is a full life.