We must define flattery and praise; they are distinct. Trajan was encouraged to virtue by the panegyric Pliny; Tiberius became obstinate in vice from the flattery of his senators.

I die innocent of all the crimes laid to my charge; I pardon those who have occasioned my death; and I pray to God that the blood you are going to shed may never be visited on France.

I have no intention of sharing my authority.

The interests of the state must come first.

Writing when properly managed (as you may be sure I think mine is) is but a different name for conversation.

There's a lot of bitterness, there's a lot of anger out there. We all have to work hard to heal those wounds.

I'm trusting everyone around me who seems to be confident and happy with what we're up to.

Everything comes too late for those who only wait.

Virtue treads paths that end not in the grave.

Religion consists in a set of things which the average man thinks he believes and wishes he was certain of.

If I had a time machine I would go back 30 years and show up at my grandmother's apartment before the gargantuan meals she would serve and I would help her.

My guilty pleasure is Flamin' Hot Cheetos.

I always tend to favor the newer idea.

Designers are inherently optimistic people who try to make the world a better place