Government has never increased the standard of living of one single human being in civilization's history. For some reason that simple truth has evaded everybody.

It is the fellowship of the Cross to experience the burden of the other. If one does not experience it, the fellowship he belongs to is not Christian. If any member refuses to bear that burden, he denies the law of Christ.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Togeth

It is often necessary to know how to obey a woman in order sometimes to have the right to command her.

Victor Hugo

In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.

Thomas Jefferson

He was walking into Faerie, in search of a fallen star, with no idea how he would find the star, nor how to keep himself safe and whole as he tried. He looked back and fancied that he could see the lights of Wall behind him, wavering and glimmering as if in a heat-haze, but still inviting.

Neil Gaiman

Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man.

Thomas Paine

Letting go of things and not being afraid of being ridiculous or over the top - I think that's the main thing for me to work on.

Charlotte Gainsbourg

They say I'm the Hottest MC in the Game. If you label me that, I will live up to it. Trust me.

Lil Wayne

Maybe I'm old-fashioned. But I remember the beauty and thrill of being moved by Broadway musicals - particularly the endings of shows.

Marvin Hamlisch

Every man has a right to be conceited until he is successful.

Benjamin Disraeli

You have to wait six months to purchase a fuel efficient automobile made from overseas.

Ed Markey

I beg Osama to stop warring. He is a Muslim, and Islam means peace. Nobody wins in a war... I wish I were tapped in the problem about Iraq. I knew Saddam enough that I could have talked him into surrendering. But it's too late.

Imelda Marcos

Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves -- to break our own records, to outstrip our yesterday by our today.

Stewart B. Johnson