Once to die is better than length of days in sorrow without end.

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.

I want your most vital organ. I want it to be mine.

If only it were that easy to let go of hate. Just relax your face.

That is a terrifically intimate thing, you know? Letting a stranger light your cigarette. Leaning forward so he can hold a flame to your lips. Pausing to breathe in before you pull back again.

What a strange world this would be if we all had the same sense of humor.

A leader who doesn't hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader.

I surround myself with strong willed, courageous personalities, because I've got to be coached by the best.

The Athenian democracy suffered much from that narrowness of patriotism which is the ruin of all nations.

My favorite love scenes in movies don't involve passion, they involve nobility or sacrifice.

How dare you imprint on my baby? Have you lost you mind?

I smell blood. I'm like a pit bull. Once I taste blood I'm on you .. and I'm about to taste blood.