Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself

A promising young man should go into politics so that he can go on promising for the rest of his life.

It is the nature of human that we tend to pass our pain along. As if we could get rid of it by inflicting an equal hurt on someone else.

Write for pleasure and publish for money.

Have you tried?" Tove countered, his eyes sparkling. "Well...no," I admitted. "Do it." "How?" He shrugged. "Figure it out." "You're really good at this training thing," I said with a sigh.

Everybody is influenced by someone.

For this purpose I determined to keep an account of the voyage, and to write down punctually every thing we performed or saw from day to day, as will hereafter appear.

Writing is such a powerful tool. I believe everyone should be writing.

There is a justice, but we do not always see it. Discreet, smiling, it is there, at one side, a little behind injustice, which makes a big noise.

Liberals are people who think that being tough on crime means longer suspended sentences.

I can never hope to find words to express my feelings at becoming a member of the Celtic Football Club.