Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragement, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak

For an actress to be a success, she must have the face of Venus, the brains of a Minerva, the grace of Terpsichore, the memory of a Macaulay, the figure of Juno, and the hide of a rhinoceros.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Every improvement in communication makes the bore more terrible.

Frank Moore Colby

Man cannot be uplifted; he must be seduced into virtue.

Don Marquis, The Almost Perfect

I like to see myself as a bridge builder, that is me building bridges between people, between races, between cultures, between politics, trying to find common ground.

T. D. Jakes

Economics never was a dismal science. I should be a realistic science.

Paul Samuelson

I cannot think of any circumstances in which a government can go to war without the support of parliament.

Tony Blair

It was long after midnight and the stars looked damp and chilly; the air was full of the busy silence of the night, which is created by hundreds of small furry things treading very carefully in the hope of finding dinner while avoiding being the main course.

Terry Pratchett

The world has the habit of making room for the man whose actions show that he knows where he is going.

Napoleon Hill

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.

Aesop

Illustrious examples engross, prejudice, and intimidate. They engross our attention, and so prevent a due inspection of ourselves; they prejudice our judgment in favor of their abilities, and so lessen the sense of our own; and they intimidate us with the

Edward Young

I'm not in control of my muse. My muse does all the work.

Ray Bradbury

To find out your real opinion of someone, judge the impression you have when you first see a letter from them.

Arthur Schopenhauer