There is nothing after death, and death itself is nothing.

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.

Money will make a leader turn a blind eye to injustice.

What is the true cost of a purchasing decision that goes wrong?

Are you driving this slow because you have no idea where we're going, or because you're hoping we jump out of the car & put ourselves out of our misery?

My interest is always to get as deeply as I can into the minds and spirits of the characters and let the readers empathize or judge as they will.

When you're eating something and someone asks 'Is that nice?' No it's really revolting - I always eat stuff I hate.

Everyone hates their picture being taken and they're nervous and they're bringing all of that. When I meet with them they realize it is a collaboration and they look forward to coming back.

We may either proceed from principles to facts, or recede from facts to principles

Realise that man is comparable to the brute creation except when uplifted by the loving Covenant initiated with our Patriarchs.

I think that we need to be careful, as reporters and as journalists, not to take the bait and not to get into an endless discussion about issues that are trivial.

No real English gentleman, in his secret soul, was ever sorry for the death of a political economist.