"To govern means to pillage, as everyone knows."

“Life can be magnificent and overwhelming—that is its whole tragedy.”

“There has been so little joy or laughter on earth that I want to leave some memory of it”

“There is always something uncommon with common tenderness”

“When the soul suffers too much, it develops a taste for misfortune”

“We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have trav...”

“Failure is not the opposite of success; it's part of success”

“You can close your eyes to the things you don’t want to see, but you can’t close your ...”

“When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.”

“Tough times don't last, tough people do”

“When anger rises, think of the consequences.”

“When life puts you in touchy situations, don’t say “Why Me?” Just say “Try Me.””

“I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practic...”

“The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.”

“The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.”

“If you're watching your competitors, you're unlikely to invent a bunch of stuff on your own.”

“Money and success don’t change people; they merely amplify what is already there.”