Conscription is the vitality of a nation, the purification of its morality, and the real foundations of all its habits

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

The reason most people fail instead of succeed is they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment.

Victory is not always winning the battle...but rising every time you fall.

Six hours' sleep for a man, seven for a woman, and eight for a fool.

Moses has revealed the existence of God to his nation. Jesus Christ to the Roman world, Muhammad to the old continent.

If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.

You become strong by defying defeat and by turning loss into gain and failure to success.

Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can fly.

To have a right estimate of a man's character, we must see him in misfortune.

The purpose of religion is to keep the poor from killing the rich.

Let thy speech be short comprehending much in few words.

Though men pride themselves on their great actions often they are not the result of any great design but of chance.

A lobster bisque ought to be the crowning glory of the potager. And this one was excellent. Silky as a gigolo's compliment and fishy as a chancellor's promise.

Solve a real problem and the world is yours.

Before I was ever in my teens, I knew exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up. My goal was to be the greatest athlete that ever lived.

Never ask for approval in your work. Life is your own, inspiration is your own, you create alone, and the results are your own - and that's good enough.

It takes me a long time to make a big purchase...

The mind like a sick body can be healed and changed by medicine.

The only show my mother could afford to take me to when I was growing up was CATS, for my birthday.

Sometimes I attract roles that are necessary either for personal growth or enlightenment.