We seem, as it were, to have conquered and peopled half the world in a fit of absence of mind.

Life may not be beautiful, but it is interesting.

History without politics descends to mere Literature.

Politics are vulgar when they are not liberalised by history, and history fades into mere literature when it loses sight of its relation to practical politics.

No virtue is safe that is not enthusiastic.

History is the school of statesmanship.

Growing up, I believed in miracles. I guess I don’t anymore.

Why's it so sunny?" she repeated.Zooey observed her rather narrowly. "I bring the sun wherever I go, buddy, " he said.

You achieve long-term success step by step. Try to achieve your goals one at a time, like you do target practice.

It's hard to hold the hand of anyone who is reaching for the sky just to surrender

Mathematics is the language in which the gods talk to people.

What a man has honestly acquired is absolutely his own, which he may freely give, but cannot be taken from him without his consent.

There is such a thing as doing good that evil may come.

Putting the budget ahead of the policy is the wrong way to do it. It's too often the way it's done in Washington.

Never talk about the faults of others, no matter how bad they may be. Nothing is ever gained by that. You never help one by talking about his fault; you do him an injury, and injure yourself as well.

Apple has struck a cultural nerve, especially with Generation X and Gen Y, while Windows and PC are viewed in essence as 'My parents' computer'.