We salute the rank not the man

I cherish the memories of a question my grandson asked me the other day when he said, 'Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?' Grandpa said 'No... but I served in a company of heroes.'

The recurring theme which predisposes people to depression is rejection and lack of self-esteem.

Suicide is a very permanent solution to what is usually a temporary problem.

When you give yourself, you receive more than you give.

If we do not hang together, we shall surely hang separately.

So many girls and guys want to find a girlfriend and settle down. But it's fun to be single.

You know full well as I do the value of sisters' affections: There is nothing like it in this world.

To desire to be what one can be is purpose in life. There are no exterior forces. There are only interior forces. Who squanders talent praises death.

I am Cersei of House Lannister, a lion of the Rock, the rightful queen of these Seven Kingdoms, trueborn daughter of Tywin Lannister. And hair grows back.

Whatever one is creating, one has to stick to one's guns and just do it. That is all. Put your foot down and do not let your work be compromised.

There is so much misinformation out there. If you give people even a little bit, it gets blown out of proportion then you have to go put out fires. So it's much easier to say, 'No comment.'

People who go for humor are wonderful because they do great humor. People who go for wit and end up with humor are people who have made a mistake.

William Tavener never heeded ominous forecasts in the domestic horizon, and he never looked for a storm until it broke.