Everyday decision-making around the world is constantly based on what came before us.

A concerted effort to preserve our heritage is a vital link to our cultural, educational, aesthetic, inspirational and economic legacies - all of the things that quite literally make us who we are.

If all my friends jumped off a bridge, I wouldn't jump with them. I'd be at the bottom, hoping to catch them.

Follow your heart. It rarely leads you astray. It's thinking that gets us into trouble.

It's the circumstances that create fear. How you respond is all you can control. Concentrate on that, and you'll always succeed.

Say it, do it, preach it, shout it, but never, absolutely never, believe your own bullshit.

He that endureth to the end, shall be saved.

Study the past if you would define the future. --CONFUCIUS

If what you know and what you love are the same thing, that's great. But if not, write what you love. I love history, secrets, conspiracies, action, adventure, international settings.

The people can be forced to fear, but not to love.

It's been my experience, Langford, that the past always has a way of returning. Those who don't learn, or can't remember it, are doomed to repeat it.

Every once in a while, people need to be in the presence of things that are really far away.

Be simple enough to feel the true joy of life.

I have always loved to begin with the facts, to observe them, to walk in the light of experiment and demonstrate as much as possible, and to discuss the results.

The most mischievous liars are those who keep sliding on the verge of truth.

When you start thinking about leaving, choose your moment carefully. Go out while you’re still on top, not when you’re no longer in control of events.

Logic may indeed be unshakeable, but it cannot withstand a man who is determined to live.

You need to get ready because I have explosive blessings coming your way.

Happy the man who never puts on a face, but receives every visitor with that countenance he has on.

Give your teachers the respect they deserve, because they are the ones who can help you get where you need to go.

Thought is the soul of act.