In soft regions are born soft men.

A state is not a mere society, having a common place, established for the prevention of mutual crime and for the sake of exchange.... Political society exists for the sake of noble actions, and not of mere companionship.

Aristotle

The way of the troublemaker is thorny.

American Indian Proverb, Umpqua

Women hate everything which strips off the tinsel of sentiment, and they are right, or it would rob them of their weapons.

Lord (George Gordon) Byron

What else is there to make life tolerable? We stand on the shore of an ocean, crying to the night and to emptiness. Sometimes a voice of one drowning, and in a moment the silence returns. The world seems to me quite dreadful, the unhappiness of many people is very great, and I often wonder how they all endure it. It is usually the central thing around which their lives are built, and I suppose if they did not live most of their lives in the things of the moment, they would not be able to go on.

Bertrand Russell

Vengeance is a dish best eaten cold.

Proverb

I made a mistake by being ejected from the presidency. Next time, I will choose a Cabinet which will allow me to be life President.

Nelson Mandela

I didn't want to be famous. I just wanted to earn enough money to have a nice life and enjoy acting.

David McCallum

Do not be a product of your environment; instead be the creator of the product in your environment

Justice Okafor

I have great faith in fools self-confidence my friends call it.

Edgar Allan Poe

I think the personal relationships I established mattered in terms of what I was able to get done. And I did bring women's issues to the center of our foreign policy.

Madeleine Albright

I don't dare postulate about science, but I know that it takes both emotion and intellect in order for art to happen.

Lukas Foss

The modest Rose puts forth a thorn, The humble sheep a threat'ning horn: While the Lily white shall in love delight, Nor a thorn nor a threat stain her beauty bright.

William Blake