I am sometimes a fox and sometimes a lion. The whole secret of government lies in knowing when to be the one or the other.

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.

You are my best friend as well as my lover, and I do not know which side of you I enjoy the most. I treasure each side, just as I have treasured our life together.

Smartass Disciple: Why we shouldn’t judge others? Master of Stupidity: Don’t! Unless you are paid for it.

One of the many troubles of growing older is that it gets progressively harder to find a famous historical figure who hadn't yet amounted to anything by the time he was your age.

Nikki looks at me, confused. “What’s wro

That lovely face sets off a fire inside me that isn't ever supposed to burn.

Soloing is serious business, because you can be seriously dead.

At Cambridge, it was the weirdest culture. Everyone pretended they didn't do any work, yet it was so competitive.

If your activities don't match your priorities, you are wasting your life.

The pressure of adversity does not affect the mind of the brave man. It is more powerful than external circumstances.

How can one, who eats the flesh of others to swell his flesh, show compassion?