If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.

And will 'a not come again? And will 'a not come again? No, no, he is dead, Go to thy death bed: He will never come again.

William Shakespeare

The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.

Ernest Hemingway

I love fairy tales because of their haunting beauty and magical strangeness. They are set in worlds where anything can happen. Frogs can be kings, a thicket of brambles can hide a castle where a royal court has lain asleep for a hundred years, a boy can outwit a giant, and a girl can break a curse with nothing but her courage and steadfastness.

Kate Forsyth

Success makes you less intimidated by things.

Nate Silver

So long as men praise you, you can only be sure that you are not yet on your own true path but on someone else's.

Friedrich Nietzsche

The nation's honor is dearer than the nation's comfort; yes, than the nation's life itself.

Woodrow Wilson

I exhort you also to take part in the great combat, which is the combat of life, and greater than every other earthly conflict.

Plato

Each day offers us the gift of being a special occasion if we can simply learn that as well as giving, it is blessed to receive with grace and a grateful heart.

Sarah Ban Breathnach

Focused, hard work is the real key to success. Keep your eyes on the goal, and just keep taking the next step towards completing it. If you aren't sure which way to do something, do it both ways and see which works better.

John Carmack

Rebellion against tyrants is obedience to God.

Benjamin Franklin

If you want that good feeling that comes from doing things for other folks then you have to pay for it in abuse and misunderstanding.

Zora Neale Hurston

I've come to realize that life is not a musical comedy, it's a Greek tragedy.

Billy Joel