Neglected, calumny soon expires, show that you are hurt, and you give it the appearance of truth.

The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.

Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.

Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure

The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.

If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise.

In valor there is hope.

When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.

Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.

The most seditious is the most cowardly.

It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured.

Reality is the leading cause of stress amongst those in touch with it.

America, how can I write a holy litany in your silly mood?

When you make the claim that something on the Internet is going to be good for democracy, you often [hear], 'Are you talking about the thing with the singing cats?'

It would be hypocritical of me to use being female in some ways, and diss being female in other ways. It's part of the programme.

She whom I love is hard to catch and conquer, Hard, but O the glory of the winning were she won!

As actors, we are so privileged to do what we do and to give to the world and to choose the subject we want to say to the world.

We should not look at terrorism from the nameplates - ­which group they belong to, what is their geographical location, who are the victims. These individual groups or names will keep changing.

A gasline will help shape our economic future - the same way that oil has shaped our economic present.

I was born William. My father was William. I came from a big family, I hated being called Billy. Willem's a nickname; it's a Dutch name, very common in the Netherlands.