I have often before now been convinced that a democracy is incapable of empire.

The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept.

The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding go out to meet it.

We must remember that one man is much the same as another, and that he is best who is trained in the severest school.

Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and respect of self, in turn, is the chief element in courage.

Most people, in fact, will not take the trouble in finding out the truth, but are much more inclined to accept the first story they hear.

You should punish in the same manner those who commit crimes with those who accuse falsely.

When will there be justice in Athens? There will be justice in Athens when those who are not injured are as outraged as those who are.

We Greeks believe that a man who takes no part in public affairs is not merely lazy, but good for nothing

Love of power, operating through greed and through personal ambition, was the cause of all these evils.

Hope is an expensive commodity. It makes better sense to be prepared.

Between the wish and the thing the world lies waiting.

You would never know what you are truly capable of until quitting is no longer a way out.

The joy of writing drama is putting yourself into different people's heads.

If everybody who voted in 2008 shows up in 2010, we will win this election. We will win this election.

Whatever I have to do to help us win, I'll do.

'9 to 5,' that little song, that little story, just won't ever end. Just like 'I Will Always Love You,' it just keeps comin' back, popping up its head in one way or another.

When you love, you should always watch the quality of your love.

I remember traffic jams Motor boys and girls with tans Nearly was and almost rans I remember this, this ... At the edge of the continent

Force is legitimate where gentleness avails not.

The willing, destiny guides them; the unwilling, destiny drags them.