Do you imagine that a city can continue to exist and not be turned upside down, if the legal judgments which are pronounced in it have no force but are nullified and destroyed by private persons?

...[R]eal wisdom is the property of God, and... human wisdom has little or no value.

...[S]ome of the opinions which people entertain should be respected, and others should not.

I am convinced that I never wrong anyone intentionally...

...[M]en are put in a sort of guard-post, from which one must not release one's self or run away...

...[T]he really important thing is not to live, but to live well... [a]nd to live well means the same thing as to live honourably or rightly...

Never loose hope. Stay strong, you never know what tomorrow brings.

You don't want to make a steady diet of just lettuce. You don't want to make a steady diet of fried chicken.

We must recognize what in our accepted tradition is damaging to our fate and dignity-and shape our lives accordingly.

The minute you feel you have given a faultless performance is the time to get out.

The liberation of Iraq is a crucial advance in the campaign against terror. We've removed an ally of al Qaeda.

It is sweet and honorable to die for your country.

The ethical view of the universe involves us in so many cruel and absurd contradictions that I have come to suspect that the aim of creation cannot be ethical at all.

You may dream about turning it around as quickly as we did, but you wouldn't expect it to become reality, ... But we jelled quickly and got it done. We're a whole new defense compared to last year.

Mystery lies over the sea. Every ship is bound for Thule.

When I started Victoria Principal Products, there were 22 full-time employees - they were all women