Anglo-Saxon civilization has taught the individual to protect his own rights; American civilization will teach him to respect the rights of others.

Life Among the Savages is a disrespectful memoir of my children.

Shirley Jackson

So you wish to conquer in the Olympic games, my friend? And I too, by the Gods, and a fine thing it would be! But first mark the conditions and the consequences, and then set to work. You will have to put yourself under discipline; to eat by rule, to avoid cakes and sweetmeats; to take exercise at the appointed hour whether you like it or no, in cold and heat; to abstain from cold drinks and from wine at your will; in a word, to give yourself over to the trainer as to a physician. Then in the conflict itself you are likely enough to dislocate your wrist or twist your ankle, to swallow a great deal of dust, or to be severely thrashed, and, after all these things, to be defeated.

Epictetus

Stone Age. Bronze Age. Iron Age. We define entire epics of humanity by the technology they use.

Reed Hastings

True beauty lies in purity of the heart.

Mahatma Gandhi

Prosperity tries the fortunate, adversity the great.

Pliny the Elder

The UK is not going to leave the European Union. Of course not. We are inextricably wound up with Europe. In terms of culture, history and geography, we are a European nation.

Nick Clegg

There's so much to be grateful for, words are poor things.

Marilynne Robinson

Every person is a star; it just depends upon how close you are to him, that you realize his true potential and power.

Rupali Rajopadhye Rotti

To accomplish great things we must first dream, then visualize, then plan... believe... act!

Alfred A. Montapert

Strength was the virtue of paganism obedience is the virtue of Christianity.

David Hare

We movie stars all end up by ourselves. Who knows? Maybe we want to.

Bette Davis

was serene. Her Moscow troubles had become a memory to her.

Leo Tolstoy