The problem with guilt was not how it attacks the present, but how it stained the past. Hindsight was a blemish on memory.

Fear was a reminder that even the insubstantial could kill. But insubstantial meant it had no shape. It couldn't be conquered or tamed or avoided. Only moved through, with force and will.

All war is philosophical. That's why we call it war. Strip it of its paint and it's nothing more than murder.

Beauty, coveted though it was, could not outlive you. Only actions would.

Existence is the gift. Life is a choice.

Ah, desire. Such a poisonous thing.

Enough tiny sharp jabs can cut as deeply as any knife.

A story. This was the key to immortality. The things that made kings quiver and deities distrustful: Nothing but a tale.

Don’t wait for things to happen. Make them happen.

Dogs have their day but cats have 365.

You can't just wipe away your history.

Go vote now, it will make you feel big and strong.

I am supposed to owe the government something like $100 million. I couldn't squeeze out a dime.

Ubuntu is very difficult to render into a Western language... It is to say, 'My humanity is caught up, is inextricably bound up, in what is yours.'

A lot of people feel very good about Mitt Romney and I think he's going to do a great job.

Key to the societal significance of tomorrow's leaders is the way they embrace the totality of leadership, not just including 'my organization' but reaching beyond the walls as well.

The freer the market is and the more respect you have for private property, the better the environment is protected.

[The answer to that, warns Saddam's eldest son, is no.] If they come, ... Sept. 11, which they are crying over and see as a big thing, will be a real picnic for them, Godwilling.