Neither a life of anarchy nor a life under a despot should you praise. To all that lies in the middle has a god given excellence.

He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.

In war, truth is the first casualty.

Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.

There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.

Zeus, first cause, prime mover; for what thing without Zeus is done among mortals?

It is an easy thing for one whose foot is on the outside of calamity to give advice and to rebuke the sufferer.

Better to die on your feet than live on your knees.

The air is Zeus, Zeus earth, and Zeus the heaven, Zeus all that is, and what transcends them all.

For there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth, has kicked the great altar of Justice out of sight.

By polluting clear water with slime you will never find good drinking water.

If I don't make the team out of spring training, I'll keep a good attitude. I'll just go polish up the parts of my game that made me not stay in the big leagues.

Never underestimate the healing effects of beauty.

There are no immovable barriers to education.

We get these lives for free. I didn't do anything to get this life, and no matter what the hardships are, it is free and, in a way, it's an extraordinary bargain.

My memory of my home was that it was very happy, and that there was more fun and life there than there was anywhere else.

I want to make sure every House Republican is protected from some kind of dishonest, Democratic edge. So, let me say on the record: any ad which quotes what I said on Sunday is a falsehood.

The power of a man increases steadily by continuing in one direction.

You didnt grow up in the shadow of John Steinbeck. He put you on his shoulders and gave you all the light you wanted.

I kind of felt I left a good message and memory with the people in terms of my work, and I always felt with a good record, I could always come back.

Dead people can be our heroes because they can't disappoint us later; they only improve over time, as we forget more and more about them.