The Pride of ancestry increases in the ratio of distance.

Every great crisis of human history is a pass of Thermopylae, and there is always a Leonidas and his three hundred to die in it, if they can not conquer.

It is not the ship so much as the skillful sailing that assures the prosperous voyage.

Happiness lies, first of all, in health.

A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle and patriotism is loyalty to that principle.

The new year begins in a snow-storm of white vows.

I walked beside the evening sea And dreamed a dream that could not be; The waves that plunged along the shore Said only: "Dreamer, dream no more!"

Life is a rich strain of music, suggesting a realm too fair to be.

Age is a matter of feeling, not of years.

Books are the ever burning lamps of accumulated wisdom.

Stratagem is the right hand of cunning.

It is not the prisoners who need reformation it is the prisons.

The problem is I am both a procrastinator and a power junkie, so I am very frustrating to work with.

The best journalism is sometimes about footnotes—when we write small to say something big.

Faith is huge and I am a proud Christian. I think it would be difficult to have a career like the one we have without having faith.

[Getting older is] experience but it's also changing your mindset.

Most people believe vulnerability is weakness. But really vulnerability is Courage. We must ask ourselves...are we willing to show up and be seen.

Fear is the polio of the soul. Faith is the life based on unseen realities; it is the word become flesh.

I did not know it was possible to be so miserable and live but I am told that this is a common experience.

Being a singer is not just for popularity, it is more like cheering people's hearts and never forget my root.

To sing a simple round is truly an enlightening experience.