A soldier told Pelopidas, "We are fallen among the enemies." Said he, "How are we fallen among them more than they among us?"

I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.

The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.

An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.

When Demosthenes was asked what was the first part of Oratory, he answered, "Action," and which was the second, he replied, "action," and which was the third, he still answered "Action.

Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.

The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations and benefits.

Barba non facit philosophum

To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future.

Time is the wisest of all counselors.

No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.

Destiny is a right destination for every nation with a mission of destiny.

I love Janet Jackson and her creative set design.

An observer situated in a nebula and moving with the nebula will observe the same properties of the universe as any other similarly situated observer at any time.

You are a GODDESS when you leave the salon

Survival lies in sanity, and sanity lies in paying attention...the capacity for delight is the gift of paying attention.

There is no purity with regards to the marketplace and art, I believe.

Especially as an artist who has been signed to one of the majors throughout my last ten years, you don't always get to write your own music.

Unity in things Necessary, Liberty in things Unnecessary, and Charity in all.

We publish only to satisfy out craving for fame; there's no other motive except the even baser one of making money.