Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not take lightly the perils of war.

The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept.

The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding go out to meet it.

We must remember that one man is much the same as another, and that he is best who is trained in the severest school.

Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and respect of self, in turn, is the chief element in courage.

Most people, in fact, will not take the trouble in finding out the truth, but are much more inclined to accept the first story they hear.

You should punish in the same manner those who commit crimes with those who accuse falsely.

When will there be justice in Athens? There will be justice in Athens when those who are not injured are as outraged as those who are.

We Greeks believe that a man who takes no part in public affairs is not merely lazy, but good for nothing

Love of power, operating through greed and through personal ambition, was the cause of all these evils.

Hope is an expensive commodity. It makes better sense to be prepared.

Death had touched her, hurt her, and left her to deal with its disagreeable aftermath.

Whatever you do in life will be insignificant, but it's very important that you do it. Because nobody else will.

Opposition is different from terrorism. Opposition is a political movement.

The effect of every burden laid down is to leave us relieved; and when the soul has laid down that of its faults at the feet of God, it feels as though it had wings.

I promised a lot of people I'd slow down when I turned 80.

Every idea, extended into infinity, becomes its own opposite.

If any job should give you a company car, it's the car bomb business.

Our nation owes a debt of gratitude to the 9/11 Commission members for their valuable service and important recommendations to improve homeland security.

Female ambition is such a complicated thing to play because it is an aggressive quality, and people respond very badly to women exhibiting any kind of aggression.

Casting a film, you can have the greatest actors in a film and it doesn't work. It's a combination of all of the elements.