When thou hast profited so much that thou respectest even thyself, thou mayst let go thy tutor.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

The art of diplomacy is finding a reasonable route among imperfect alternatives.

I often feel like the director of a cemetery. I have a lot of people under me but nobody listens!

Denmark needs change, Denmark needs to move on and Denmark needs my leadership.

For my part, I do not much believe in the predilections of boyhood.

It's fascinating for us women to begin looking at our lives in five-year plans. It really does help you keep on track. If that's too hard, start with a two-year plan.

You can have no influence over those for whom you have underlying contempt.

All that attention to the perfect lighting, the perfect this, the perfect that, I find terribly annoying.

A feminist man is a bit like a vegetarian: it's the humanitarian principle he's defending, I suppose.

Sexual intercourse vests no property rights.

...It would be more consistent that we call [the Bible] the work of a demon than the word of God. It is a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalize mankind.