Rational confidence [is] the just result of knowledge and experience.

And the winds and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

Imam Hussain's sacrifice is for all groups and communities, an example of the path of rightousness.

I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect.

The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher as equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful.

And thus toleration produced not only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord. The superstition of the people was not embittered theological rancor.

Let us read with method, and propose to ourselves an end to which our studies may point. The use of reading is to aid us in thinking.

In the end, they wanted security more than they wanted freedom.

Conversation enriches the understanding, but solitude is the school of genius.

Vicissitudes of fortune, which spares neither man nor the proudest of his works, which buries empires and cities in a common grave.

We improve ourselves by victories over ourselves. There must be contest, and we must win.

You see, evil men, the likes of whom have sought to enslave their fellow man since the dawn of creation, took America not by might or strength of arms, but by deception and guile.

Virtue alone is sufficient to make a man great, glorious, and happy.

A medical profession founded on callousness to the pain of the other animals may eventually destroy its own sensibility to the pain of humans.

If I want to get a taste of beach culture, I'll fire up my season 2 DVD of 'Beverly Hills, 90210.'

A stage play requires very different craft from a book, fiction or otherwise, and ditto from a screenplay.

A people who are still, as it were, but in the gristle, and not yet hardened into the bone of manhood.

In order to have a lasting career you'll need to spend time performing live to build your own audience, as it's not all about social media. Word of mouth still rules.

When people have a sense of our military capability, nobody will ever dare to cast an evil eye on our nation.

A cinephile is someone who expects too much of cinema.

I just live life on my own terms. And I smile a lot.