Alphabet Quotes

He who makes a beast of himself

gets rid of the pain of being a man.

Men make history,

and not the other way around.

In periods where there is no leadership,

society stands still.

One of the more difficult tasks for me as president

was to decide on the issue of confirming capital punishment

awarded by courts... to my surprise... almost all cases

which were pending had a social and economic bias.

Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces,

I would still plant my apple tree.

Don’t let anyone dim your shine.

The cosmos is within us.

We are made of star stuff.

We are a way for the universe to know itself.

Take me to the Brig.

I want to see my Marines.

Doubt thou the stars Are fire, Doubt that the sun Doth move. Doubt truth to be a liar, But never doubt I love

Sometimes the heart wants what it wants,

even if it breaks.

I had become so accustomed to succeeding

that I no longer even remembered what it was like to fail.

Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.

Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.

Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.

If you want to achieve

greatness stop asking

for permission.

She was not quite what you would call refined.

She was not quite what you would call unrefined.

She was the kind of person that keeps a parrot.

Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.

Stay true to yourself;

the world will try to change you.

My best friend is

the one who brings

out the best in me.

Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle,

and the life of the candle will not be shortened.