Behold a contest worthy of a god, a brave man matched in conflict with adversity.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

In the essence of truth lies deceit.

It was my mother's idea. Her feeling was that I didn't have the intelligence to pick a trade myself.

We have new developing ties with Japan whom always supports our democratic process and economic development.

As a fairly innocent teenager, growing up in a village in Wales, I just thought, "God, I would like to go and hang about Soho and write great poetry and try to avoid drinking myself to death."

There's no adventure in knowing the outcome of who you're supposed to be with.

Back then, all the networks were still making a movie a week, virtually. So I did five of them that year. So it was just a nonstop... '92 was a great, nonstop ride in Vancouver.

Experimenting with drugs is like target practice where your head is the bull's-eye.

When individuals join in a cooperative venture, the power generated far exceeds what they could have accomplished acting individually.

He [Jimmy Carter] says his lust is in his heart. I hope it's a little lower.

Science makes God unnecessary.