Personal courage is really a very subordinate virtue-a virtue, indeed, in which we are surpassed by the lower animals; or else you would not hear people say, as brave as a lion.

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.

It is difficult to find happiness within oneself, but it is impossible to find it anywhere else.

The majority of men... are not capable of thinking, but only of believing, and... are not accessible to reason, but only to authority.

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.

Man is the only animal who causes pain to others with no other object than wanting to do so.

Genius and madness have something in common: both live in a world that is different from that which exists for everyone else.

A pessimist is an optimist in full possession of the facts.

Religions are like fireflies. They require darkness in order to shine.

Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain, and it is only with the highest degree of intelligence that suffering reaches its supreme point.

Catch your dreams before they slip awayDying all the timeLose your dreamsAnd you will lose your mind

Peace is a road to happiness and the future.War is a road to destruction and death.

I'm not going to die. Because I'm the one who will protect you!

As the ranking member of the Rules Committee, I'm particularly concerned about ensuring our elections are safe from foreign interference.

I really believe that all CEO pay should be voted on by shareholders ahead of time. Mine was.

The celebrity-making machine-photographers, paparazzi, press and stuff like that-can be ruthless.

I have a great faith in the strength and the resilience in the American people.

Your strength lies in your Hope. Your salvation lies in your Faith.

As my lama always told me, I learned that I practice better when I'm by myself.

No real sunrise could paint the sky Surgical Appliance Pink.