You hear a lot of dialogue on the death of the American family. Families aren't dying. They're merging into big conglomerates.
The traditional ways were wrongly disowned by Christianity - in hindsight, medicine men were not demons but very important counsellors in the community.
Enthusiasm... the sustaining power of all great action.
I feel as if I were a piece in a game of chess, when my opponent says of it: That piece cannot be moved.
If you've got them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow.
Show love, compassion, protection & generosity to those who depend on you – in fact, to everyone.
A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age.
I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think.
One must judge men not by their opinions, but by what their opinions have made of them.
A good liar must have a good memory.
I am one of those who think like Nobel, that humanity will draw more good than evil from new discoveries.
In the increasingly convincing darkness the words become palpable, like a fruit that is too beautiful to eat.
But there is only one thing which gathers people into seditious commotion, and that is oppression
Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.
I love Madrid. I am happy to be here. I have been here three years and hope to be here longer. But I am proud of where I come from and never forget the people I grew up with.
The idea of freedom is inspiring. But what does it mean? If you are free in a political sense but have no food, what's that? The freedom to starve?
Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.
The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.
When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.
He who surpasses or subdues mankind must look down on the hate of those below.
Once you label me you negate me.