Hero-worship is the deepest root of all; the tap-root, from which in a great degree all the rest were nourished and grown . . . Worship of a Hero is transcendent admiration of a Great Man. I say great men are still admirable; I say there is, at bottom, nothing else admirable! No nobler feeling than this of admiration for one higher than himself dwells in the breast of men.

You just stood there screamingFearing no one was listening to youThey say the empty can rattles the mostThe sound of your own voice must soothe youHearing only what you want to hearAnd knowing only what you've heardYou, you're smothered in tragedyAnd you're out to save the world.

James Hetfield

The fallback position in politics is if you don't know what you want to be about, and if you don't know what your vision is, go at somebody else.

Karl Rove

Give fools their gold, and knaves their power let fortune's bubbles rise and fall who sows a field, or trains a flower, or plants a tree, is more than all.

John Greenleaf Whittier

An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.

Don Marquis

I'm tired of being around men all the time. I'm going to start a band called Skirt with three girls and I'll play the guitar and sing backing vocals in drag. I went window shopping when I was in New York, saw a lot of amazing dresses.

Brian Molko

Are you bored with life? Then throw yourself into some work you believe in with all your heart, live for it, die for it, and you will find happiness that you had thought could never be yours.

Dale Carnegie

For decades, Japan has been a friend and reliable trading partner with the United States, and I anticipate that relationship will prosper.

Jim Costa

Truth cannot be defeated.

Edwin Louis Cole

The Federal Government should be the last resort, not the first. Ask if a potential program is truly a federal responsibility or whether it can better be handled privately, by voluntary organizations, or by local or state governments.

Donald Rumsfeld

Intelligence is not a science.

Frank Carlucci

The pessimist complains about the wind;The optimist expects it to change;And the realist adjusts the sails.

William Arthur Ward

One thing at a time, all things in succession. That which grows fast withers as rapidly; and that which grows slow endures.

Josiah Gilbert Holland