Children are potentially free and their life directly embodies nothing save potential freedom. Consequently they are not things and cannot be the property either of their parents or others.

We learn from history that we do not learn from history

To be independent of public opinion is the first formal condition of achieving anything great.

Truth is found neither in the thesis nor the antithesis, but in an emergent synthesis which reconciles the two.

Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.

Genuine tragedies in the world are not conflicts between right and wrong. They are conflicts between two rights.

What history teaches us is that neither nations nor governments ever learn anything from it.

I have the courage to be mistaken.

All education is the art of making men ethical (sittlich), of transforming the old Adam into the new Adam.

To be aware of limitations is already to be beyond them.

Africa has no history and did not contribute to anything that mankind enjoyed.

My life experiences have helped me to be less fearful. In politics, that has allowed me to take on issues sooner rather than later.

The party now is having my kids laugh and my wife laugh and my teammates. I want them to see me have fun and put it in a different way.

Success in business, as in life, is often largely just a matter of luck.

Boxing’s not that straightforward,” said Eldric. “You can practice and practice, but the real experience will always be different. Lots of things are like that, actually.

Virtue, perhaps, is nothing more than politeness of soul.

Why didn't children ever see that they could damage and harm their parents as much as parents could damage and harm children?

Morality which depends upon the helplessness of a man or woman has not much to recommend it. Morality is rooted in the purity of our hearts.

THE ART OF PEACE is the religion that is not a religion; it perfects and completes all religions.

Even on the spiritual path, we have things we'll tend to cover up or be in denial about.

There is no good reason. Don't waste your life waiting for good reasons...You'll wait and wait.