Often devotion to virtue arises from sated desire.

And my dad drilled it in my head, you know, 'If you want it bad enough, and you're willing to make the sacrifices, you can do it. But first you have to believe in yourself.

Jennie Finch

The politicians were talking themselves red, white and blue in the face.

Clare Boothe Luce

The American people are smart. They've gotten sick of the predictable hyperpartisan talking points and canned anger.

John Avlon

I have been to the end of the earth,I have been to the end of the waters,I have been to the end of the sky,I have been to the end of the mountains,I have found none that are not my friends.

American Indian Proverb, Navajo

Do you not know how bashful friendship is? Friends - comrades - do not look at each other. Friendship would be ashamed...

C.S. Lewis

War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going to profit from it.

George Orwell

Vision without action is a daydream. Action with without vision is a nightmare.

Japanese Proverb

No man is much pleased with a companion, who does not increase, in some respect, his fondness for himself.

Samuel Johnson

My own dreams fortunately came true in this great state. I became Mr. Universe I became a successful businessman. And even though some people say I still speak with a slight accent, I have reached the top of the acting profession.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

The precondition to freedom is security.

Rand Beers

The end is never as satisfying as the journey. To have achieved everything but to have done so without integrity and excitement is to have achieved nothing.

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Every day you face two important decisions: what effect you want your speech and actions to have on the world around you, and what impressions and vibrations you want to be receptive to.

Kalashatra Govinda