Most personalities have been obliged to be rebels. Half their strength has been wasted in friction.

One of the strangest things about life is that the poor, who need the money the most, are the ones that never have it.

Finley Peter Dunne

There is no such thing as a little country. The greatness of a people is no more determined by their numbers than the greatness of a man is by his height.

Victor Hugo

If you're going through hell, keep going.

Winston Churchill

Growing up, I was encouraged to get a good education, get a real job doing something I enjoyed, and, should the opportunity present itself, consider public service as just that: a chance to serve, not an end in itself.

John Sununu

Everything great and intelligent is in the minority

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Is 'fat' really the worst thing a human being can be? Is 'fat' worse than 'vindictive', 'jealous', 'shallow', 'vain', 'boring' or 'cruel'? Not to me.

J.K. Rowling

The best friend is likely to acquire the best wife, because a good marriage is based on the talent for friendship.

Friedrich Nietzsche

For every why he had a wherefore.

Samuel Butler

Ever notice that people never say It's only a game when they're winning?

Ivern Ball

People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction, and anyone who insists on remaining in a state of innocence long after that innocence is dead turns himself into a monster.

James Baldwin

A people free to choose will always choose peace.

Ronald Reagan

Character contributes to beauty. It fortifies a woman as her youth fades. A mode of conduct, a standard of courage, discipline, fortitude, and integrity can do a great deal to make a woman beautiful.

Jacqueline Bisset