Although a soldier by profession, I have never felt any sort of fondness for war, and I have never advocated it, except as a means of peace.

I don't think that a leader can control, to any great extent, his destiny. Very seldom can he step in and change the situation if the forces of history are running in another direction.

Richard M. Nixon

Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.

Henry Kaiser

Sculpture is the best comment that a painter can make on painting.

Pablo Picasso

The constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they shall have deliberated upon the subject and authorized such a measure.

George Washington

Our strength grows out of our weakness.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

I do not see any beauty in self-restraint.

Mary MacLane

I think what I would say to my younger self, and probably to younger, just starting-out writers is that a lot of times you're just afraid to put yourself out there, and it's uncomfortable because it's working up the courage to do something, to push yourself to do those things.

Carol Leifer

I used to look down on the world for being corrupt, but now I adore it for the utter magnificence of that corruption.

Richard J. Needham

Her companionship was like a warm soil about an exotic.

James Joyce

Mother Nature comes up against reality, and the reality is that the system doesn't work.

John Garamendi

Go on thinking that you don't need to be read and you'll find that it may become quite true: no one will feel the need tom read it because it is written for yourself alone and the public won't feel any impulse to gate crash such a private party.

Dylan Thomas

Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.

Samuel Johnson