I would rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my powers and dominion.

Very early in my life I took the question of the relation of art to truth seriously: even now I stand in holy dread in the face of this discordance. My first book was devoted to it. The Birth of Tragedy believes in art on the background of another belief

Friedrich Nietzsche

I found enormous opposition to my religion. It's like if you want to strengthen your biceps, you lift heavy weight, as heavy as you can handle, and work your muscles against resistance until it grows strong. I had to do that with my religion.

Ricardo Montalban

Everyone ought to bear patiently the results of his own conduct.

William Shakespeare

I have always kept one end in view, namely . . . to conduct a well-regulated church music to the honour of God.

Johann Sebastian Bach

I'm going to use all my tools, my God-given ability, and make the best life I can with it.

LeBron James

It is the business of the future to be dangerous and it is among the merits of science that it equips the future for its duties.

Alfred North Whitehead

one word could change the whole world

Sarah Dessen

Hell, there are no rules here - we're trying to accomplish something.

Thomas A. Edison

The problems that the world faces - from nuclear proliferation to climate change - can't be tackled by the West alone. They need a coalition of not just West and East, but they need a coalition of Christian and Jew and Muslim.

David Miliband

Wine is a mocker, and strong drink is raging; and who is deceived by it is not wise.

Bible

Any time three New Yorkers get into a cab without an argument, a bank has just been robbed.

Phyllis Diller

Parenting, as an unpaid occupation outside the world of public power, entails lower status, less power, and less control of resources than paid work.

Nancy Chodorow