While we wait for life, life passes

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.

It's funny how two people can grow up in the same town, go to the same school, have the same friends, and end up so totally different. Family, or lack of it, counts for more than you'd think.

What I care about is what I care about. What you care about is what you care about. So let's add the planet to that list

It's not what you know

Be more careful of your conscience than of your estate. The latter can be bought and sold; the former never.

Antonio- "Just in time, Pete. Five more minutes of reading this and she'd have been in a coma." Peter- "Are we such bad company that you'd rather hide out in here reading that old thing?

The real threat to reading isn’t the time we spend hanging out, it’s the time we spend online.

They teach anything in universities today. You can major in mud pies.

Relax, Phyra. I’d be more concerned if he were in here with my son than with my daughter. The biggest threat he poses is he might want to borrow her shoes. (Stryker)

The legislation of the government has been directed rather to the protection of the rights of money and property than to the best good of the citizen.

I'd thought sexuality was instinctive or natural, but it's profoundly linked to inner security and cultural context.