The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of self-control.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

A lie twice believed is self decieved

Feeling passion fuels your spirit and feeds your joy.

One thing I've become is introspective.

Drink never made a man better, but it has made many a man think he was better.

To me, Romney is 'Our Idiot Brother', and Obama is 'The King's Speech'. You can spend all the money in the world. If you've got a bad product, it doesn't matter.

Though your threshing floor grind a hundred thousand bushels of corn, not for that reason will your stomach hold more than mine.

It turned out that building mobile software was a lot more like building hardware... where you had 1 shot and you had to get it right, right out of the gate.

Play the man, Mastre Ridley; we shall this day light such a cndle, by God's grace in England, as I trust shall never be put out.

Heaven no longer exists, nor does the earth.

You must remember that we persecute nobody for religion. We regard religion as an error and fight it with education.