As Meander says, "For our mind is God;" and as Heraclitus, "Man's genius is a deity."

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.

The great Gaels of Ireland are the men that God made mad, For all their wars are merry, and all their songs are sad.

The English experience suggested that nobody really doubted the existence of God until theologians tried to prove it.

We are what we adapt to.

I feel like 'Amelie' is very much an extension of me. She's a contemporary woman who sees the world through her imagination.

I have seen the transformative effect that education has in the lives of young women and their communities.

Unfortunately, I don't have much free time

In spite of the fact that at times I would challenge parents authority. They provided unconditional love.

When you sit back and you just do what you love, things happen

Come with me into the world and reclaim your independence. You stand to gain so much, and riches are the least of it.

Abraham Lincoln had great clarity of mind and expression, and he worked to make it clearer -reading Euclid in his early 30s to train his mind.