Fame is the inheritance not of the dead, but of the living. It is we who look back with lofty pride to the great names of antiquity.

The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves.

A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.

Grace has been defined as the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul.

Do not keep on with a mockery of friendship after the substance is gone - but part, while you can part friends. Bury the carcass of friendship: it is not worth embalming.

There is no prejudice so strong as that which arises from a fancied exemption from all prejudice.

Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have.

Fashion is gentility running away from vulgarity and afraid of being overtaken

I'm not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.

We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, or damps our efforts.

Men and women...sill live together for centuries without agreeing on anything.

Don’t argue with [a professor], but test everything he says in the light of God’s Word.

I think it's a shame that something as creative and vital to the nature of the human species as story-telling is largely controlled by the soulless cretins known as publishers.

I was a volleyball player as a kid. I played volleyball all the time.

If all the theories were correct, there wouldn't be a fish left in all of our lakes and rivers and streams.

I was a tried seaman when, for the first time, I set foot upon the soil of my country, and took up my residence where my people had lived for over two hundred years.

Skating is an amazing form of self expression. It's like my soul at play.

Don't wear rollerskates to a tug-of-war.

Learn as much as you can about your proposed business. Ask questions. Join industry associations. Study successful competitors carefully.

I don't like defensive shots-you can only get threes