May I never sit on a tribunal where my friends shall not find more favor from me than strangers.

He who commands the sea has command of everything.

I choose the likely man in preference to the rich man; I want a man without money rather than money without a man.

I cannot fiddle, but I can make a great state from a little city.

The Athenians govern the Greeks; I govern the Athenians; you, my wife, govern me; your son governs you.

I never learned how to tune a harp, or play upon a lute; but I know how to raise a small and obscure city to glory and greatness...whereto all kindreds of the earth will pilgrim.

Strike, if you will, but listen.

I have with me two gods, Persuasion and Compulsion.

I choose the likely man in preference to the rich man I want a man without money rather than money without a man.

The things that preoccupy our minds can help us achieve a long term goal if we have an intention to fulfill our dreams.

Experience which destroys innocence also leads one back to it.

I grew up in Birmingham, but my parents are originally from Barbados. My dad, Romeo, was a long-distance lorry driver, and my mother, Mayleen, worked in catering.

Among peoples who are geographically grouped together like the peoples of Europe there must exist a sort of federal link. It is this link which I wish to endeavour to establish.

Isn't this amazing? Clinton is getting $8M for his memoir, Hillary got $8M for her memoir. That is $16M for two people who for eight years couldn't remember anything.

Place bets on your dreams and be your own hero!

The world moves into the future as a result of decisions, not as a result of plans. Plans are significant only insofar as they affect decisions.

Happiness does not depend on outward things, but on the way we see them.

Animals don't have anyone to protect them. If we don't stand up, the people who are harming animals will never get stopped.

I have sacrificed for the Republic all that man holds dear - my wife, my children, my liberty, my life.