No man should ever display his bravery unless he is prepared for battle, nor bear the marks of defiance, until he has experienced the abilities of his enemy.

With genetic engineering, we will be able to increase the complexity of our DNA, and improve the human race. But it will be a slow process, because one will have to wait about 18 years to see the effect of changes to the genetic code.

Stephen Hawking

In real life, it is the hare who wins. Every time. Look around you. And in any case it is my contention that Aesop was writing for the tortoise market. Hares have no time to read. They are too busy winning the game.

Anita Brookner

Begin - to begin is half the work, let half still remain again begin this, and thou wilt have finished.

Marcus Aurelius

I want to thank all my fans, teammates, coaches and supporters for the strength they've given me to overcome so much.

Ricky Williams

Men have to do some awfully mean things to keep up their respectability.

George Bernard Shaw

Ambition is an idol, on whose wings great minds are carried only to extreme; to be sublimely great or to be nothing.

Robert Southey

To read between the lines was easier than to follow the text.

Henry James

Many people have the idea that game shows are easy to come up with. And nothing could be further from the truth.

Bob Barker

Food is fuel and not a solution to anything other than giving your body nutrients. I love chocolate like the next girl, but it's not going to change my situation.

Gabrielle Reece

Fear of success can also be tied into the idea that success means someone else's loss. Some people are unconsciously guilty because they believe their victories are coming at the expense of another.

Joan C. Harvey

Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.

Sun Tzu

When one is frightened of the truth then it is never the whole truth that one has an inkling of.

Ludwig Wittgenstein