Man must not only make himself: the weightiest thing he has to do is to determine what he is going to be. He is causa sui to the second power.

Rancor is an outpouring of a feeling of inferiority.

We need to study the whole of history, not to fall back into it, but to see if we can escape from it.

The type of human being we prefer reveals the contours of our heart.

Effort is only effort when it begins to hurt.

Tell me to what you pay attention and I will tell you who you are.

Life is a series of collisions with the future.

I am I plus my surroundings; and if I do not preserve the latter, I do not preserve myself.

An 'unemployed' existence is a worse negation of life than death itself.

To wonder is to begin to understand.

We distinguish the excellent man from the common man by saying that the former is the one who makes great demands on himself, and the latter who makes no demands on himself.

Did he actually believe in this curse? A curse! He snorted. Deirdre stirred. Impossible. Curses were for witches, spell casters and the weak-minded.

Discipline yourself to do what is necessary or you won't acquire the necessary...

Leadership is a mindset in action. So don't wait for the title. Leadership isn't something that anyone can give you - you have to earn it and claim it for yourself.

America, not Keith Ellison, decides what book a congressman takes his oath on.

That practis'd falsehood under saintly shew, Deep malice to conceal, couch'd with revenge.

I over-think stuff a lot.

The Dream" "O I had such a wonderful dream, she said. I dreamed you made love to me. At last, he said to himself, the spirit has taken up some of the heavy work.

If you love someone, set them free. If they come back, he's probably LK Advani

What I am for is justice for everyone, just like it says in the Constitution.

It is thought that the changeover from hunter to farmer was a slow, gradual process.