It is not from space that I must seek my dignity, but from the government of my thought. I shall have no more if I possess worlds. By space the universe encompasses and swallows me up like an atom; by thought I comprehend the world.

To stand in true relations with men in a false age is worth a fit of insanity, is it not?

Ralph Waldo Emerson

My stiffest earthly assignment is ended and my major life's work is done. My country is now free and I have been honoured to be its first indigenous head of state. What more could one desire in life?

Nnamdi Azikiwe

Give up the belief that mind is, even temporarily, compressed within the skull, and you will quickly become more manly or womanly. You will understand yourself and your Maker better than before.

Mary Baker Eddy

I'm getting positive feedback for my acting so we'll see if any other interesting parts come up.

Johnny Vegas

To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.

Bertrand Russell

Hope is the cordial that keeps life from stagnating.

Samuel Richardson

The remarkable thing is, we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day.

Charles R. Swindoll

Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.

H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.

Samuel Johnson

True creativity often starts where language ends.

Arthur Koestler

It was pretty frightening because as we all know, when large, famous groups breakup, a lot of the members don't survive in solo careers.

Don Henley

I can't see why anyone would want to be in politics because you get so much criticism.

David Walliams