Nothing falsifies history more than logic.

The world belongs to optimists; the pessimists are only spectators.

Modesty is a shining light; it prepares the mind to receive knowledge, and the heart for truth.

Do not be afraid of enthusiasm. You need it. You can do nothing effectively without it.

The spirit of revolution, the spirit of insurrection, is a spirit radically opposed to liberty

It is only after an unknown number of unrecorded labors, after a host of noble hearts have succumbed in discouragement, convinced that their cause is lost; it is only then that cause triumphs.

Common sense is the genius of mankind.

The effect of great and inevitable misfortune is to elevate those souls which it does not deprive of all virtue.

If I had not smoked I should have been dead ten years ago.

Human life began in flight and fear. Religion rose from rituals of propitiation, spells to lull the punishing elements.

I expect a zombie to show up on Sesame Street soon, teaching kids to count.

Revolutionary moments attract those who are not good enough for established institutions as well as those who are too good for them.

For me emancipation will only be truly reached if a woman can wear makeup and skirts without having her abilities doubted as a result.

A face is like the outside of a house, and most faces, like most houses, give us an idea of what we can expect to find inside.

If you have a story of grace, then you have a story of grace to tell.

In a society in which individualism is becoming rampant, people more and more believe that they are the center of the world. Such a belief system makes individual failure almost inconsolable.

The word 'tolerance' once meant we all have the right to argue rationally for our deepest convictions in the public arena. Now it means those convictions are not even subject to rational debate.

Your life~the way it looks today is a result of your choices...What will you choose today for your tomorrows?