Strike the shepherd and the sheep will scatter

Keep your friends for friendship, but work with the skilled and competent

For the future, the motto is, "No days unalert.

Hesitation creates gaps. Boldness obliterates them.

...But the human tongue is a beast that few can master. It strains constantly to break out of its cage, and if it is not tamed, it will tun wild and cause you grief.

Power is a game, and in games you do not judge your opponents by their intentions but by the effects of their actions.

To create an inner peace of mind, be humble, gentle, harmonious, and kind.

This body had carried me through a hard life. It looked exactly the way it was supposed to.

I learned a lot about working with children, and about myself, and it reinforced my decision to pursue a career in teaching.

Cats mean kittens, plentiful and frequent.

Why can't people have what they want? The things were all there to content everybody; yet everybody has the wrong thing.

Flight is intolerable contradiction.

Science is out of the reach of morals, for her eyes are fixed upon eternal truths. Art is out of the reach of morals, for her eyes are fixed upon things beautiful and immortal and ever-changing.

I grew up on the streets of Baltimore, a city I love to this very day.

You have to be yourself. Stay true to who and what you are. And if people still like you, that's great! If they don't, that's their problem.

I'm not a member of an organized party. I'm a Democrat.