The real power behind whatever success I have now was something I found within myself - something that's in all of us, I think, a little piece of God just waiting to be discovered.

Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.

The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze.

Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.

A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.

Adversity makes men remember God.

There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.

Shared danger is the strongest of bonds; it will keep men united in spite of mutual dislike and suspicion.

The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.

There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.

Great contests generally excite great animosities.

Last night you left me and sleptyour own deep sleep. Tonight you turnand turn. I say, ‘You and I will be togethertill the universe dissolves.’You mumble back things you thought ofwhen you were drunk.

I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse.

When there are doubters, it always fuels the fire a little bit. When people say you can't do something, if you are a competitor, that drives you.

Solutions to all biological problems are greatly advanced by the sequencing work and the new tools that are created.

I just want to become a great leadoff hitter.

If I were invited to a dinner party with my characters, I wouldn't show up.

I've grown into the person I am today.

'Tis always morning somewhere in the world

Men love to be the first to read the newspaper in the morning. Not being the first is upsetting to their psyches.

Historical atrocities have certainly shown that dehumanizing any group is the first step toward genocide.