We are what we repeatedly do. Greatness then, is not an act, but a habit

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.

Forget mistakes. Forget failure. Forget everything except what you're going to do now and do it. Today is your lucky day

To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy.

Knowledge is the eye of desire and can become the pilot of the soul.

You sacrificed for us - you're the real MVP.

So many people doubted me. They motivated me every single day, to be, who I am.

A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within.

The future never just happened. It was created.

In the game of basketball, I play first off because I love it. I love to have fun. I love to run up and down the court.

Even his own speeches bored him.

I often say to my assistants, "Never trust anybody," but what I mean is that you should never trust someone else to do a job exactly the way you would want it done.

It was appointed by law in Athens, that the obsequies of the citizens who fell in battle should be performed at the public expense, and in the most honorable manner.

Be vigilant; guard your mind against negative thoughts

People say, 'Don't you get tired of people coming up to you all the time?' But what's wrong with strangers saying they love you?

I consider writing practice a true Zen practice because it all comes back at you. You can't fool anyone because it's on the page.

Agreement is the by-product of listening and understanding.

I love men, the restlessness of their corrupted souls, the way they hide their heavy, murderous hearts, their sudden delicacies and small shocking acts of tenderness.

There is no limit to the ingenuity of man if it is properly and vigorously applied under conditions of peace and justice.