Laws do not persuade just because they threaten.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

Disregard nuisances and obstacles, for they are merely a brush-stroke on the bigger picture

She tasted of coffee and day old poetry.

It is easier to overcome people's judgments than to overcome our own self-judgment.

Upon the demon-ridden pilgrimage of human life, what next I wonder.

Fear - there's always fear. You re-create yourself in every movie, don't you?

I was a really crazy kid. I'm still a crazy kid. That's the nice thing about being in a rock band. You can feel 14 forever.

Riches, when they come in huge quantities, are never the result of HARD work!

Every day you have to choose and cultivate your own happiness.

There in wine is found the great generalization: all life is fermentation.

The mountains look on Marathon And Marathon looks on the sea; And musing there an hour alone, I dreamed that Greece might still be free.