if you can't control yourself, you will be controlled by others—choose your master.

The agony of defeat is always greater than the pain of preparing for victory.

there is more strengthin admitting vulnerability than in faking invincibility

objectivity is subjective

Leading people is like cookingDon’t stir too much
It annoys the ingredients
And spoils the food

Nothing is more memorable than truth beautifully told.

Failure is our greatest teacherBlame blinds us to her lessons

Sentence every immoral thought for detention and prosecution. Immorality is a powerful gadget that brings down great monuments of success. Don’t entertain immorality.

I’ll be your friend until you find a better one.

Civilisation makes us all as alike as peas in a pod, and it is the very uncouth - uncivilised, if you will - element which individualises nations.

So you really cant think of anyone else who might want to kill you?"asked Jace. "Unlike in your case there arent actually all that many people who dislike me."said Simon.

Do what you can't and experience the beauty of the mistakes you make.

At the core of investigative journalism is exactly the same thing that drives a page-turning thriller: telling a great story.

Khaddar brings a ray of hope to the widow's broken-up home.

I think people are exaggerating the fears of a Donald Trump presidency because they're coming off a campaign where they're very disappointed.

Love is the force, the energy that animates creativity and peace in each one of us.

I must admit that we have yet to understand how [Donald Trump] will develop his idea, his pledge to make America great again, but I hope this will not hinder the development of our cooperation.