Archived Quotes

Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities

because it is the quality that guarantees all others.

Life is all about evolving and growing as a person.

I am not concerned with popularity.

I am concerned with doing what is right.

One must judge the past by the present to understand the future.

Success comes from persistence,

not luck.

I perhaps ought to say that individually

I never was much interested in the Texas question.

I never could see much good to come of annexation,

inasmuch as they were already

a free republican people on our own model.

I have learned that

to be with those

I like is enough.

I once wanted to become an atheist,

but I gave up — they have no holidays.

We’re not here to take part;

we’re here to take over.

History will absolve me.

Riches can all be lost,

but that happiness in your own heart can only be veiled,

and it will bring you happiness again,

as long as you live.

Fame comes with pressure,

but I stay focused.

Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world.

I know because I've done it thousands of times.

Stay true to yourself and your roots.

Observe good faith and justice toward all nations.

Cultivate peace and harmony with all.

Strength does not come from physical capacity.

It comes from an indomitable will.

Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.

They somehow already know

what you truly want to become.

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions

which differ from the prejudices of their social environment.

Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions.

Drag your thoughts away from your troubles...

by the ears,

by the heels,

or any other way you can manage it.