An Ambassadore is a man of virtue sent to lie abroad for his country, a news writer is a man of no virtue who lies at home for himself.

Virtue is the roughest way, but proves at night a bed of down.

Tell the truth so as to puzzle and confound your adversaries.

How happy is he born and taught; that serves not another's will, whose armor is his honest thought and truth, his utmost skill.

An ambassador is an honest man sent abroad to lie for his country.

In architecture as in all other operative arts, the end must direct the operation. The end is to build well. Well building has three conditions: Commodity, Firmness and Delight.

Ambassadors are honest men sent abroad to lie for their countries.

Well building hat three conditions. Commodity, firmness, and delight.

You violets that first appear, By your pure purple mantles known, Like the proud virgins of the year, As if the spring were all your own — What are you when the rose is blown?

By weaker accents, what's your praise When Philomel her voice doth raise?

Hanging was the worst use a man could be put to.

Nostalgia is the intimate refuge of every man and every woman in a world seemingly gone mad.

I used to think I'd be just like them when I grew up, but I am not. And the thing is, somewhere along the way, I stopped wanting to be like them, anyway.

The years have gone by quickly. Death sits in the seat next to me. We make a lovely couple.

Real teams don't emerge unless individuals on them take risks involving conflict, trust, interdependence and hard work.

Having consolidated its power, and taking the lead of the peasantry, the proletariat of the victorious country can and must build a socialist society.

You can really help support a character if you understand the setting. So for that reason I generally write about Philadelphia.

Nothing is really beautiful but truth, and truth alone is lovely.

We can say with certainty - or 90% probability - that the new industries that are about to be born will have nothing to do with information.

I just try to eat as good as possible.

I have a map of the united states .... it's original size ... it says one mile equals one mile.