I shall cheerfully bear the reproach of having descended below the dignity of history.

The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.

To sum up the whole, we should say that the aim of the Platonic philosophy was to exalt man into a god.

It is possible to be below flattery as well as above it. One who trusts nobody will not trust sycophants. One who does not value real glory will not value its counterfeit.

Finesse is the best adaptation of means to circumstances.

People crushed by law have no hopes but from power. If laws are their enemies, they will be enemies to laws.

I would rather be poor in a cottage full of books than a king without the desire to read.

The Puritan hated bear-baiting, not because it gave pain to the bear, but because it gave pleasure to the spectators.

Ye diners out from whom we guard our spoons.

Nothing is so galling to a people not broken in from birth as a paternal, or, in other words, a meddling government, a government which tells them what to read, and say, and eat, and drink and wear.

Your Constitution is all sail and no anchor.

Everyday, there are choices to make and sometimes you make a selfish one.

The universe is made of stories, not atoms!

Sometimes destiny lies just outside of our reach.

Television can stir emotions, but it doesn't invite reflection as much as the printed page.

The thing is, I'm happiest when I'm on stage.

Any guy who can maintain a positive attitude without much playing time certainly earns my respect.

I never went to college. I think about it a lot. I can't watch a game without thinking where I would have been if I had ga head and went to college and pursued my career.

We're all born strangers to ourselves and each other, and we're seldom formally introduced.

Back in the day, I used to be in the studio recording 20 hours a day. And that was all of the time. I still record a lot of hours, but I don't go as long as I used to.

Derek Jeter is one who played for such a long time, and David Ortiz in Boston is doing it right now.