Military despotism represses generous sentiments, priestly tyranny stifles them.

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

The reason most people fail instead of succeed is they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment.

Victory is not always winning the battle...but rising every time you fall.

Six hours' sleep for a man, seven for a woman, and eight for a fool.

Moses has revealed the existence of God to his nation. Jesus Christ to the Roman world, Muhammad to the old continent.

If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.

You become strong by defying defeat and by turning loss into gain and failure to success.

Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can fly.

To have a right estimate of a man's character, we must see him in misfortune.

The purpose of religion is to keep the poor from killing the rich.

This isn't life in the fast lane, it's life in the oncoming traffic.

A $10, 000 investment in Dell at its 1988 initial public offering would have yielded a fortune of ~$6 million at the stock’s peak.

That is one of the great secrets of life Nowadays most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is too late that the only things one never regrets are one's mistakes.

Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite.

Decide where and when you want to write. I like space, and silence is an inspiration to me.

Medicine is so fascinating.

Buy experiences, not things. Spending on experiences makes people happier than spending on things. Things get broken and go out of style. Experiences get better every time you talk about them.

There are moderates in Syria who we should be supporting.

Friends should have all things in common.

Painting is the grandchild of nature. It is related to God.