It shows a brave and resolute spirit not to be agitated in exciting circumstances.

Politicians are not born; they are excreted.

Poor is the nation that has no heroes, but poorer still is the nation that having heroes, fails to remember and honor them.

It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and to forget his own.

Read at every wait; read at all hours; read within leisure; read in times of labor; read as one goes in; read as one goest out. The task of the educated mind is simply put: read to lead.

We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history.

It is not enough to acquire wisdom, it is necessary to employ it.

Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone is writing a book.

Nothing is more unreliable than the populace, nothing more obscure than human intentions, nothing more deceptive than the whole electoral system.

To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child.

If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.

A mirror reflects appearance but only actions reflect beauty

Lonely world if you don’t have anyone to rule over.

All I wanted was to connect my moods with those of Paris. Beauty pains and when it pained most I shot.

Global commerce is driven by a single conviction: the inalienable right to earn profit, regardless of any human cost.

The biggest problem is typically overly ambitious expectations combined with undercapitalization.

Brothers are so unpleasant.

Some truths did not bear saying, and some lies were necessary.

God never did make a more calm, quiet, innocent recreation than angling.

When the Communist Party comes to power, it acts a lot like the mafia: If you are a loyal member in good standing, everything is yours. You're protected, even if you commit a crime.

You have to trust the journey. That has become my motto for years: trust the journey. Because in the end, we're all kind of fearful. We all have fears and insecurities and ups and downs.