But as Shakespeare’s Richard II boasts, ‘Not all the water in the rough rude sea/Can wash the balm off from an anointed king.

There was no more dangerous a time in a nation's life than the passing of a ruler when the succession was in doubt.

If my faults deserve punishment, my youth at least, and my imprudence were worthy of excuse

Wish' is the most powerful thing in the world. Higher than God.

Most people are ennobled by the actual presence of death. But how long do you suppose this nobility will last in him?

A Beautiful Woman Is A Baggage. Thank God Yours Is A Suit Case

As long as there exist powers greater than you in the universe, you will continue to fight!

I went to a restaurant that serves 'breakfast at any time'. So I ordered French Toast during the Renaissance.

It sounds shameful, but on my best days I write only about three or four hours.

As I said before, I'm prepared to be prepared and I think that remains the same, you know there's no way to really know what it's going to feel like. I think for each individual it's different.

You never know how close you are to a breakthrough. It may be right around the corner. Don't quit!

This World will always continue to be a mixture of Good and Evil. Our duty is to sympathize with the weak and to Love even the wrongdoer.

The progress in Iraq has not been without cost.