Oh, what an unbearable yoke is free will! What a vicious curse of the gods, granting self-determination to creatures incapable of guiding themselves! What good parent would free a child among tigers?

Weak emperors mean strong viceroys.

The intersection of law, politics, and technology is going to force a lot of good thinking.

When I have heard him talking to Papa during the sittings for the picture, I have sat wondering whether it could be that he has no belief in anybody else, because he has no belief in himself.

We know what we need to do. Let's re-elect President Obama!

Since an attitude is often expressed by our body language and by the looks on our faces, it can be contagious.

Be more than man, or thou'rt less than an ant.

Ideas are powerful things, requiring not a studious contemplation but an action, even if it is only an inner action.

I never thought I was pretty. I couldn't even put on eyelashes or makeup.

Start by using this sentence for all of your wants: "I'm so happy and grateful now that.... "

The weakest faith gets the same strong Christ as does the strongest faith.