Archived Quotes

Avoid having your ego so close to your position

that when your position falls, your ego goes with it.

I'm not a person who wants to be a star.

I want to be an artist.

Loyalty to the Nation all the time,

loyalty to the Government when it deserves it.

Perseverance is not a long race;

it is many short races one after the other

Walter Elliot

The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative

the day after the revolution.

One of the greatest titles in the world is parent, and one of the biggest blessings in the world is to have parents to call mom and dad.

Lie to anyone

but never

lie to yourself

Genius is eternal patience.

Riches don’t make a man rich,

they only make him busier.

I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for telling you lies.

Most people overestimate

what they can do in one year and underestimate

what they can do in ten years.

You have to fight for your place in history.

Nothing astonishes men

so much as common sense and plain dealing.

You never know how strong you are

until being strong is your only choice.

Change the way you look at things

and the things you look at change.

Keep your circle small and your dreams big.

The point the power to hurt

of all figures lies in the truthfulness of their application.

There is creative reading as well as creative writing.

All I required to be

happy was friendship

and people I could admire

Learn from the past,

set vivid, detailed

goals for the future,

and live in the only

moment of time over

which you have any

control: now.