Since 1789 history has had a new perspective, revolution being a successful revolt, and revolt a revolution that has failed.

What is Man? A miserable little pile of secrets.

To command is to serve, nothing more and nothing less.

Culture is the sum of all the forms of art, of love, and of thought, which, in the coarse or centuries, have enabled man to be less enslaved

Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on one's ideas, to take a calculated risk - and to act.

A political leader is necessarily an imposter since he believes in solving life's problems without asking its question.

The twenty-first century will be spiritual or it will not be.

I don't argue with my enemies; I explain to their children.

There's no such thing as a grown up person.

In the realm of human destiny, the depth of man's questionings is more important than his answers.

The first duty of a leader is to make himself be loved without courting love. To be loved without 'playing up' to anyone - even to himself.

Add your splash of color to the world.

May we continue to serve one another in love.

How can you trust something that can end as suddenly as it begins?

To forgive freely, is what we owe to our enemy; to forget not, is what we owe to ourselves.

The best birthday present I ever got was born 10 minutes before I was.

Man is an imperceptible atom always trying to become one with God.

These men of many nations must be taught American ways, the English language, and the right way to live.

The leaves of memory seemed to make A mournful rustling in the dark

If I'm remembered for having done a few good things and if my presence here has sparked some good energies, that's plenty.

Nuclear war is inevitable, says the pessimists; Nuclear war is impossible, says the optimists; Nuclear war is inevitable unless we make it impossible, says the realists.