Action and reaction, ebb and flow, trial and error, change - this is the rhythm of living. Out of our over-confidence, fear out of our fear, clearer vision, fresh hope. And out of hope, progress.

I think my dad has helped me tremendously.

Rand Paul

The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection, that one is sometimes willing to commit sins for the sake of loyalty, that one does not push asceticism to the point where it makes friendly intercourse impossible, and that one is prepared in the end to be defeated and broken up by life, which is the inevitable price of fastening one's love upon other human individuals.

George Orwell

I am optimistic that peace can be achieved in the region because I believe that every society on earth can be free and that if freedom comes to the Middle East, there can be peace.

Natan Sharansky

Men hate the individual whom they call avaricious only because nothing can be gained from him.

Voltaire

Those who go to college and never get out are called professors.

George Givot

Quit while you're ahead. All the best gamblers do.

Baltasar Gracian

I tell you I can't read a book, but I can read de people.

Sojourner Truth

My dad's a doctor, and when I was 8, I went to one of his medical conferences where they were demonstrating laser surgery on a chicken. I was so mad that a chicken had to die, I never ate meat again.

Natalie Portman

I seek a deeper truth, but I don't think I have to go to a building designated for worship to find it.

Ted Lange

Well, I'm using a cane, so what? So what if they shot me sitting in a wheelchair? That's life!

Dick Clark

I was scheduled to give my first official press conference that morning anyway, 'cause I was chairman of the Governors Energy Council and I was making a press conference with regard to energy policy.

William Scranton

You must consider the bottom line, but make it integrity before profits.

Denis Waitley