I can be forced to live without happiness, but I will never consent to live without honor.

The greater the effort, the greater the glory.

A liar is always lavish of oaths.

Self-love is the source of all our other loves.

Heaven often regulates effects by their causes, and pays the wicked what they have deserved.

When there is no peril in the fight there is no glory in the triumph.

The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.

Clemency is the noblest trait which can reveal a true monarch to the world.

To take revenge halfheartedly is to court disaster; either condemn or crown your hatred.

He who plays advisor is no longer ambassador.

Time is a great manager: it arranges things well.

I refuse to settle for what you call reality.

He began to realize that you cannot even fight happily with creatures that stand upon a different mental basis to yourself.

Passion is what gives sense to our life.

In every thriller written about Washington, particularly after 9/11, there are good guys and there are bad guys, and there's no gray area at all.

Tom Walls and his cohort are wolves in sheep's clothing who will besmirch the memory of some genuine historic figures by the next full moon.

People want their 15 minutes and are willing to do anything to get it.

Horses are our silent partners. When we learn their language. This partnership grows strong.

The ashes of your existence will fertilize the soil for the universe to follow.

Good music grows with age like a fine wine it's gets better and better over time.

I could care less about being an action actor like Stallone or Schwarzenegger.