The essence of war is fire, famine, and pestilence. They contribute to its outbreak; they are among its weapons; they become its consequences.

If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power.

For every obstacle there is a solution. Persistence is the key. The greatest mistake is giving up!

The middle of the road is all of the usable surface. The extremes, right and left, are in the gutters.

Leadership consists of nothing but taking responsibility for everything that goes wrong and giving your subordinates credit for everything that goes well.

The supreme quality of leadership is integrity.

If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom.

A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.

You don't lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.

Always try to associate yourself with and learn as much as you can from those who know more than you do, who do better than you, who see more clearly than you.

To be true to one's own freedom is, in essence, to honor and respect the freedom of all others.

Right now we are here, and nothing can mar our perfection, or steal the joy of this perfect moment.

A search for knowledge is a search for the truth.

I wanted her love she wanted mine. In the quest of expecting anddisappointing.The almost perfect relationship died.

Readers don’t work for writers. They work for themselves.

The world's a fascinating place right now.

Hendrix was big in England. We all became good friends and I am still in touch with Noel Redding.

What makes small business develop into big business is not spending, but saving and capital accumulation.

If you've never watched people watch television, I don't recommend it. It's not an exciting thing to do.

The state is out of control, the state is on a spending binge, the state has to stop putting itself in a hole thats getting deeper and deeper and deeper.

I'm not trying to set the world on fire; I just want to make really beautiful clothes that women want to wear, can afford, and can really see themselves in.