The only use of an obstacle is to be overcome. All that an obstacle does with brave men is not to frighten them, but to challenge them.

A hero is born among a hundred; a wise man is found among a thousand; but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men.

Hitch your wagon to a star.

But I hate things all fiction... there should always be some foundation of fact for the most airy fabric - and pure invention is but the talent of a liar.

Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he's buying.

Our lives are a sum total of the choices we have made.

I have offended God and mankind because my work didn't reach the quality it should have.

As from a large heap of flowers many garlands and wreaths are made, so by a mortal in this life there is much good work to be done.

Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.

I do not believe there is a problem in this country or the world today, which could not be settled if approached through the teaching of the Sermon on the Mount.

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