I have tamed men of iron in my day, shall I not easily crush these men of butter?

Science is not only a disciple of reason but, also, one of romance and passion.

Stephen Hawking

Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.

Harry S. Truman

Friendship often ends in love but love in friendshipnever.

Albert Camus

When I have fully decided that a result is worth getting I go ahead of it and make trial after trial until it comes.

Thomas Alva Edison

Dictators always look good until the last minutes.

Tomas G. Masaryk

Freeing hostages is like putting up a stage set, which you do with the captors, agreeing on each piece as you slowly put it together; then you leave an exit through which both the captor and the captive can walk with sincerity and dignity.

Terry Waite

Before the throne of the Almighty, man will be judged not by his acts but by his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts.

Mahatma Gandhi

The best movies have one sentence that they're exploring, a thesis, something that people can argue about over dinner afterward.

Helen Hunt

Looking through the telescope, one saw a circle of deep blue and the little round planet swimming in the field. It seemed such a little thing, so bright and small and still, faintly marked with transverse stripes, and slightly flattened from the perfect round. But so little it was, so silvery warm

H. G. [Herbert George] Wells, Th

We've been trained since kindergarten: Be nice, be kind, share, put on a smile. So we're conditioned to squash our natural selfish instincts, and that's the right thing for society.

Bryan Cranston

Arouse the mind without resting it on anything.

Diamond Sutra

The past is a ghost, the future a dream, and all we ever have is now.

Bill Cosby