Time is the wisest counselor of all.

What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.

Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.

Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you!

Those who can think, but cannot express what they think, place themselves at the level of those who cannot think.

I am more afraid of our own mistakes than of our enemies' designs.

We do not say that a man who takes no interest in public affairs is a man who minds his own business. We say he has no business being here at all.

As for poverty, no one need be ashamed to admit it, the real shame is in not taking practical measures to escape from it.

Those who can truly be accounted brave are those who best know the meaning of what is sweet in life and what is terrible, and then go out, undeterred, to meet what is to come.

Better die standing than live kneeling.

Having knowledge but lacking the power to express it clearly is no better than never having any ideas at all.

Sadness indeed paves to a philosophical thinking.

Calcutta's the only city I know where you are actively encouraged to stop strangers at random for a quick chat.

A billion stars above us coat the sky white. It would have been beautiful back home, but not here. Here it is the ever present reminder that we are all alone and insignificant.

Scaoileadh Me.... 'Release me.' That was what he said. No doubt about it. It was in Gaelic, but that was what the voice said. Holy. Crap.

Learn to laugh at your troubles and you'll never run out of things to laugh at.

For a genius to be a genius, he must have a selfless slave between himself and the world.

You know, exams are like war -- the birth rate of ideas goes up. Anything to keep from this dismal regimen, says poor mind, and hopefully tosses up another distraction.

Everyday, I have the choice to live a life of compassion that not only saves animals, but helps the environment.

Brandon Rush is not just one of the best freshmen in the league, he's one of the best players.

The way to find your calling is to look at the way you were created. Your gifts have not emerged by accident.