Your real self - the 'I am I' - is master of this land, the ruler of this empire. You rightfully have power and dominion over it, all its inhabitants, and all contained in its realm.

In all judgements by which we describe anything as beautiful, we allow no one to be of another opinion.

Immanuel Kant

The problem for those who assert biblical authority in support of traditional definitions of marriage is that one could, with equal validity, assert that the lending of money or certain kinds of haircuts are forbidden by God, or that slavery and the subjugation of women are authorized by the Lord.

Jon Meacham

What have I got? No looks, no money, no education. Just talent.

Sammy Davis, Jr.

One of the most destructive things that's happening in modern society is that we are losing our sense of the bonds that bind people together - which can lead to nightmares of social collapse.

Alexander McCall Smith

If your life were a book and you were the author, how would you want your story to go?

Amy Purdy

Sport is an international phenomenon, like science or music.

Avery Brundage

All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.

Sallust

Nothing is more powerful than custom or habit.

Ovid

Right out of high school I never had the fear of getting beat, which is how most people lose.

Dan Gable

Peace with Israel is a strategic imperative for Jordan.

King Abdullah II

The idea that a congressman would be tainted by accepting money from private industry or private sources is essentially a socialist argument.

Newt Gingrich

If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true is really true, there would be little hope of advance.

Orville Wright