The blushing cheek speaks modest mind,The lips befitting words most kind,The eye does tempt to love's desire,And seems to, say 'tis "Cupid's fire.

The Law is but words and paper without the hands of swords of men.

No man can be a politician, except he be first a historian or a traveller; for except he can see what must be, or what may be, he is no politician.

A whole army, though they can neither write nor read, are not afraid of a platform... therefore a whole army is afraid of one man.

Vice: Whatever was passion in the contemplation of man, being brought forth by his will into action.

When we are afraid we ought not to occupy ourselves with endeavoring to prove that there is no danger but in strengthening ourselves to go on in spite of the danger.

Success isn't measured by money or power or social rank. Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace.

Organizing ahead of time makes the work more enjoyable.

The mind has first to be attuned to the Unconscious.

Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy they are, who already possess it.

Dwell not on the faults and shortcomings of others; instead, seek clarity about your own.

When I'm not governing my country any more, I'll go back to taking care of children.

As he demonstrated with 'Juno' and 'Up in the Air,' Reitman has an uncanny knack among contemporary directors for tapping into the zeitgeist in dramatically satisfying ways.

The Olympics create a space for the complete destruction of human rights in Russia.

I would love to play a nun. I used to want to be one when I was a kid.