Progress, the growth of power, is the end and boon of liberty; and, without this, a people may have the name, but want the substance and spirit of freedom.

Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.

The world is governed by opinion.

Fix your eyes on perfection and you make almost everything speed towards it.

We smile at the ignorance of the savage who cuts down the tree in order to reach its fruit; but the same blunder is made by every person who is over eager and impatient in the pursuit of pleasure.

Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be what no others are, and to do what no other can do.

May your life preach more loudly than your lips.

Every mind was made for growth, for knowledge, and its nature is sinned against when it is doomed to ignorance.

Nothing which has entered into our experience is ever lost.

All virtue lies in individual action, in inward energy, in self determination. There is no moral worth in being swept away by a crowd even toward the best objective.

It is not the quantity but the quality of knowledge which determines the mind's dignity.

If everything is done for me... how will I ever learn?

Labor disgraces no man unfortunately you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.

But the whole point of the Sixties was that you had to take people as they were. If you came in with us you left your class, and colour, and religion behind, that was what the Sixties was all about.

If everything seems to be the same and no distinctions are made, then we won't know what to protect. We won't know what to fight for.

Longing is all that lasts.

The NFL offensive blocking is played differently; they use their hands instead of their head and shoulders.

God only knows how much I'd love you if you let me, but I can't break through at all.

Life is a game; so we should know very well how to play it.

Mick McCarthy will have to replace Cascarino because he's quickly running out of legs.

Welcome out of the cave, my friend. It's a bit colder out here, but the stars are just beautiful.