Who we are now is all that really matters.

Power and position often make a man trifle with the truth.

George A. Smith

Prestige is the shadow of money and power.

C. Wright Mills

I also believe that it is time to begin the fundamental analysis of how we got here, what led us here and what we need to do in order to ensure that we are equipped with the best possible intelligence as we face these issues in the future.

David Kay

It is a clear gain to sacrifice pleasure in order to avoid pain.

Arthur Schopenhauer

In chess one cannot control everything. Sometimes a game takes an unexpected turn, in which beauty begins to emerge. Both players are always instrumental in this.

Vladimir Kramnik

I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.

Ralph Nader

We connect through our dreams. Like we could be a thousand miles apart and I'd still know you were there.

Pete Hautman

It (racing) is a matter of spirit, not strength. It is a matter of doing your best each little moment. There's never a break. You must have desire, a very intense desire to keep going.

Janet Guthrie

The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.

Tacitus

Science Fiction will never run out of things to wonder about until the human race ceases to use its brain.

Julian May

Nothing is built on stone; all is built on sand, but we must build as if the sand were stone.

Jorge Luis Borges

I hope that none of the countries in the Middle East are planning anything but the peaceful utilization of nuclear energy.

King Abdullah II