[Humanity] has unquestionably one really effective weapon?laughter. Power, money, persuasion, supplication, persecution?these can lift at a colossal humbug?push it a...

I am a man of principle, and one of my basic principles is flexibility. Everett Dirksen

Some of my friends support the measure, and some of my friends oppose it. I support my friends. Everett Dirksen,...

Dignity comes not from control, but from understanding who you are and taking your rightful place in the world. Real...

You can either hold yourself up to the unrealistic standards of others, or ignore them and concentrate on being happy...

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree...

The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but...

Against stupidity the gods themselves struggle in vain. (Mit der Dummheit kaempfen Goetter selbst vergebens) Friedrich von Schiller, Cohen &...

Battles are won by iron hearts in wooden ships. Ernst J?nger, In Stahlgewittern (The Storm of Steel)

He loved humankind dearly and with all his heart, but he disliked most human beings. David Guterson, Snow Falling on...