Courage is feeling justly afraid and yet still doing what is right.

A castle of defense, a bastion of mightA fort where the wise teach the young to fightAn armory of weapons, sharp as hooksAre wrapped in leather and shelved as books

Courage is not fearlessness.

Reading a book is like going on a great journey. You don't know what'll happen, but something is bound to change. And for me, that change has always been good.

Those with the least always lose the most in war.

Books signify the mind of many souls.

What we did, what every president since Washington has done, was provide a measured, appropriate response, in direct relation to a realistic threat assessment.

I certainly want campaign finance reform. I just wish this would do it in a way that would stand up to a constitutional challenge.

It is only to clear from history that states rarely keep faith with each other, save in so far (and so long) as their promises seem to them to combine with their interests.

I'm a cat whisperer. When I go to people's houses, their cats always like me better than the owners.

And in their motions harmony divine So smoothes her charming tones, that God's own ear Listens delighted.

Many men provoke others to overreach them by excessive suspicion; their extraordinary distrust in some sort justifies the deceit.

The crowds can be very loud, especially when you're playing in the evening.

Want a Coke?” Abra asked. “Sugar solves lots of problems, that’s what I think.