He could see naught but vanity in beauty And naught but weakness in a fond caress And pitied men whose views of Christian duty Allowed indulgence in such foolishness.

To this wonderful page in our country's history another more glorious still will be added, and the slave shall show at last to his free brothers a sharpened sword forged from the links of his fetters.

Giuseppe Garibaldi

There is today in the United States as much forest as there was when Washington was at Valley Forge

Ronald Reagan

Hope is the poor man's bread.

Thales of Miletus

If we wish our state's growth to continue, then our future will increasingly be with industries that require a highly skilled and technically proficient workforce.

Jay Weatherill

I have a mess in my head sometimes, and there's something very satisfying about putting it into words. Certainly it's not something that you're in charge of, necessarily, but writing about it, putting it into your words, can be a very powerful experience.

Carrie Fisher

It is tact that is golden, not silence.

Samuel Butler

Apothegms are portable wisdom, the quintessential extracts of thought and feelings.

William R. Alger

Events will take their course, it is no good of being angry at them he is happiest who wisely turns them to the best account.

Euripides

A retaliator behaves like a hawk when he is attacked by a hawk, and like a dove when he meets a dove. When he meets another retaliator he plays like a dove. A retaliator is a conditional strategist. His behaviour depends on the behaviour of his opponent.

Richard Dawkins

Faith is the virtue by which, clinging-to the faithfulness of God, we lean upon him, so that we may obtain what he gives to us.

William Ames

Everything looks cute when it's small.

Cynthia Rowley

All the heroes, the fire fighters and police men are dying. Don't forget them, many are still alive.

James Dye