I've lived too long with pain. I won't know who I am without it

Among my most prized possessions are words that I have never spoken.

In the moment when I truly understand my enemy, understand him well enough to defeat him, then in that very moment I also love him.

Ender Wiggin must believe that no matter what happens, no adult will ever, ever step in to help him in any way.

I need you to be clever, Bean. I need you to think of solutions to problems we haven't seen yet. I want you to try things that no one has ever tried because they're absolutely stupid.

Unemployment is capitalism's way of getting you to plant a garden.

We're like the wicked witch. We promise gingerbread, then eat the little brats alive.

Metaphors have a way of holding the most truth in the least space.

There's only one thing that will make them stop hating you. And that's being so good at what you do that they can't ignore you

There is more good writing and good acting in any ten minutes of Twister than in, say, all of Citizen Kane.

The wise are not wise because they make no mistakes. They are wise because they correct their mistakes as soon as they recognize them.

Remember, each of us needs to be the best in our field

Bookish people, who are often maladroit people, persist in thinking they can master any subtlety so long as it's been shaped into acceptable expository prose.

It is an extraordinary thing to meet your heroes and find them to be everything you hoped they would be.

Soul brother number 1+1 Gettin' fed like where drugs and guns come from

Elevate those guns a little lower.

Afflictions are... if we can so take them, our share in the Passion of Christ

What good would it be to fight a war with the British and end up with your own king? Nobody had any idea that George Washington would be George Washington.

I dream of a Digital India where high-speed Digital Highways unite the Nation.

You choose the #life you live. If you don't like it, it's on you to change it because no one else is going to do it for you.

Innovation is an outgrowth of initiative, and initiative - taking positive actions in a belief that your actions can make a difference - is a big part of confidence.