In time of danger it is proper to be alarmed until danger be near at hand; but when we perceive that danger is near, we should oppose it as if we were not afraid.

Leadership offers an opportunity to make a difference in someone's life, no matter what the project.

Bill Owens

If a man has character, he has also his typical experience, which always recurs.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Silence is the true friend that never betrays.

Confucius

You may be able to fool the voters, but not the atmosphere.

Donella Meadows

Have an aim in life -- then don't forget to pull the trigger.

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I think for the most part people are proud of the bicultural foundation New Zealand is built on and the fact that we are a multicultural society.

John Key

I met a lot of famous people when I was about 24. And none of them seemed very appealing. And so I didn't know why I would struggle to be that kind of person.

Ethan Hawke

Three events. Three gold medals. I was news, big news, in the sports world.

Esther Williams

It seemed queer, in the barber's shop, to see the Anarchist notice still on the wall, explaining that tips were prohibited. The Revolution has struck off our chains, the notice said. I felt like telling the barbers that their chains would soon be back again if they didn't look out.

George Orwell

Never let yourself be diverted, either by what you wish to believe, or what you think could have beneficent social effects if it were believed; but look only and solely at what are the facts.

Bertrand Russell

And gain is gain, however small.

Robert Browning

You can't have a university without having free speech, even though at times it makes us terribly uncomfortable. If students are not going to hear controversial ideas on college campuses, they're not going to hear them in America. I believe it's part of their education.

Donna Shalala