all the gods are the same unknowable mystery, just as each face of a jewel strikes light in a different direction

This life is a dance, not a battle. We are all part of this world, not masters of it.

One of the best signs of being fitted for power is reluctance to hold it.

It seems to me them that sees an evil thing unfold and don't do nothin' to prevent it, are just as bad as them that does the evil.

If you hold back for fear of making a mistake you will never accomplish what you must.And with each challenge you will become stronger.

I like to smile. I smile even when I'm nervous since it calms me down and shows my friendliness.

Unpleasant reading on the subject of anger tells us that there's not really anything wrong with it. In limited amounts. It can even be a good thing. A pressure valve.

Students now arrive at the university ignorant and cynical about our political heritage, lacking the wherewithal to be either inspired by it or seriously critical of it.

Three things remain with us from paradise: stars, flowers and children.

In all negotiations of difficulty, a man may not look to sow and reap at once; but must prepare business, and so ripen it by degrees.

I like to be surrounded by splendid things.

Everyday I see a little more of my father in me.

Love is short, forgetting is long, and understanding longer still.

Our own death is a premium which we must pay for the far greater benefit we have derived from the fact that so many people have not only lived but also died before us.