Sadness is a state of sin.

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not.

One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight, for a very long time, of the shore.

A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.

Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again.

We should enjoy this summer, flower by flower, as if it were to be the last one we’ll see.

Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better.

Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.

The thing I am most aware of is my limits. And this is natural; for I never, or almost never, occupy the middle of my cage; my whole being surges toward the bars.

True intelligence very readily conceives of an intelligence superior to its own; and this is why truly intelligent men are modest.

God created all things. It's men who decide which ones are mistakes.

As a leader, your main responsibility is to remove any barriers that stand in the way.

What you need is a fundamental humility - the belief that you can learn from anyone.

When we say democracy we have to mean what we say.

Are you insinuatin' that my daughter is a liar?" "Oh, no, not at all. I'm saying your daughter is a liar. Surely you can appreciate the difference.

Teach them about anger, the sin that comes with dawning. Teach them about flowers, and the beauty of forgiveness.

It's my job as governor to set a vision.

All that (Mr. Bush) wants is Iraqi oil.

Without a rich heart, wealth is an ugly beggar.

The government does not and cannot create jobs. Only entrepreneurs do.