The patient and active virtues of a soldier are insensibly nursed in the habits and discipline of a pastoral life.

And the winds and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

Imam Hussain's sacrifice is for all groups and communities, an example of the path of rightousness.

I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect.

The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher as equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful.

And thus toleration produced not only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord. The superstition of the people was not embittered theological rancor.

Let us read with method, and propose to ourselves an end to which our studies may point. The use of reading is to aid us in thinking.

In the end, they wanted security more than they wanted freedom.

Conversation enriches the understanding, but solitude is the school of genius.

Vicissitudes of fortune, which spares neither man nor the proudest of his works, which buries empires and cities in a common grave.

We improve ourselves by victories over ourselves. There must be contest, and we must win.

You have purged your way. You are ready to lead sons of men.

The masters are men like us who have evolved ahead of us and come to the end of the evolution as a human being on planet earth.

The first step for a leader is to be right with yourself. Integrity is the basis of leadership.

Great cooking is about being inspired by the simple things around you - fresh markets, various spices. It doesn't necessarily have to look fancy.

Compassion doesn't, of course, mean feeling sorry for people, or pity, which is how the word has become emasculated in a way.

President Obama vowed in his State of the Union address to make assisting domestic manufacturers a top priority for his second term.

Money is the last enemy that shall never be subdued. While there is flesh there is money or the want of money, but money is always on the brain so long as there is a brain in reasonable order.

Facts are not truths; they are not conclusions; they are not even premises, but in the nature and parts of premises.

Existence is a Fact, Living is an Art

I hesitate to direct even though I feel I contribute a lot on a set.