But I will place this carefully fed pig Within the crackling oven; and, I pray, What nicer dish can e'er be given to man.

He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.

In war, truth is the first casualty.

Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.

There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.

Zeus, first cause, prime mover; for what thing without Zeus is done among mortals?

It is an easy thing for one whose foot is on the outside of calamity to give advice and to rebuke the sufferer.

Better to die on your feet than live on your knees.

The air is Zeus, Zeus earth, and Zeus the heaven, Zeus all that is, and what transcends them all.

For there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth, has kicked the great altar of Justice out of sight.

By polluting clear water with slime you will never find good drinking water.

If I want to dress up like Princess Leia and lightsaber fight the clone army in my living room, well the Han Solo in my life is just going to have to accept it.

Your life will fly by, so make sure you're the pilot.

There is no solitude in the world like that of the big city.

We are involved in technology development for, you know, missions that we hope to plan that would take us to an asteroid and eventually to Mars.

How difficult it is to avoid having a special standard for oneself.

In a political struggle of class against class, organization of trade unions is the most important weapon.

We may say, that not only the soul (the mirror of an indestructible universe) is indestructible, but also the animal itself is, although its mechanism is frequently destroyed in parts.

When life is hard, remember - we are not the first to ask, 'Is there no other way?

Food is my friend and consistency is the key.

Every monument of civilization is a monument of barbarism