Archived Quotes

At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected?

I answer, if it ever reach us, it must spring up amongst us.

It cannot come from abroad.

If destruction be our lot,

we must ourselves be its author and finisher.

As a nation of freemen,

we must live through all time, or die by suicide.

It does not matter how slowly

you go as long as you do not stop

Confucius

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

Life’s too serious to be taken seriously.

If you can't tolerate critics,

don't do anything new or interesting.

I asked the gym instructor if he could teach me to do the splits.

He said,

‘How flexible are you?’ I said,

‘I can’t make it on Tuesdays.’

Even if you’re on the right track,

you’ll get run over if you just sit there.

Liberty cannot be established unless

the rulers are prevented from making arbitrary laws.

To succeed in your mission,

you must have single

minded devotion to your goal.

It does not matter how you came into the world,

what matters is that you are here.

A doctor can bury his mistakes,

but an architect can only advise his clients to plant vines.

Age is an issue of mind over matter.

If you don't mind,

it doesn't matter.

If a country is to be

corruption free and become

a nation of beautiful minds,

I strongly feel there are

three key societal members

who can make a difference.

They are the father,

the mother and the teacher.

Don't cry because it's over.

Smile because it happened.

Don’t ever doubt yourself,

because if you don’t believe in yourself,

who will?

Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A world of optimism and hope. A 'you can do it' when things are tough.

We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.

The main difference between a cat and a lie

is that a cat only has nine lives.

I’m a big fan of the underdog.

Life isn’t about finding yourself.

Life is about creating yourself.