To solve a problem or to reach a goal, you don't need to know all the answers in advance. But you must have a clear idea of the problem or the goal you want to reach.

The only people that ever stand up and tell the truth are who? Intelligence officers. Because our culture is, never break faith with the truth. We'll tell you, you don't have to drag it out of us.

George Tenet

To live well is to work well, to show a good activity.

Thomas Aquinas

The 'anti-globalisation movement' is the most significant proponent of globalisation - but in the interests of people, not concentrations of state-private power.

Noam Chomsky

And in a world without heroes, as the movie trailer voice-over guy might say, the slightly awkward can be slightly cool.

Adam Brody

I began revolution with 82 men. If I had to do it again, I do it with 10 or 15 and absolute faith. It does not matter how small you are if you have faith and plan of action.

Fidel Castro

Pass no rash condemnation on other peoples words or actions.

Thomas Kempis

If you play bridge badly you make your partner suffer, but if you play poker badly you make everybody happy.

Joe Laurie Jr.

In war, there are no unwounded soldiers.

Jose Narosky

The optimist sees the donut, the pessimist sees the hole.

Oscar Wilde

She had faith in words, believing in their ability to carry inexpressible messages, trusting that what cannot be said can somehow be borne aloft by what can be said. She was right.

Frank Conroy, foreword to Autobi

Soldiers, when committed to a task, can't compromise. It's unrelenting devotion to the standards of duty and courage, absolute loyalty to others, not letting the task go until it's been done.

John Keegan

Now I believe I can hear the philosophers protesting that it can only be misery to live in folly, illusion, deception and ignorance, but it isn't --it's human.

Desiderius Erasmus