I'd rather be the jester who adds value to those around me than a King with no vision or intention of making a difference.

You have a right to be you. It is a privilege for others to be around you.

Goals and dreams are not purposed to please others. I'd rather be the jester who adds value to those around me than a King with no vision or intention of making a difference.

But sir, I'm seventeen, " I reply bluntly. "I'm genetically programmed to want to make statements.

I am not a man of fear, but I am a man that knows how to fear. Without fear, we become lazy. Without fear, we become reckless. Fear doesn't limit a man, it keeps the man sharp.

We went our several ways, " said Lady Dedlock, "and had little in common even before we agreed to differ. It is to be regretted, I suppose, but it could not be helped.

It is not the language of painters but the language of nature which one should listen to, the feeling for the things themselves, for reality is more important than the feeling for pictures.

It is only through raising expectations and striving for excellence that our children can reach their full potential.

Hoeing in the garden on a bright, soft May day, when you are not obligated to, is nearly equal to the delight of going trouting.

Our founders did not write that 'We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all US Persons are created equal.'

I have to go someplace where I can soak myself in a creative atmosphere.

It is not a war. It is murder.

When you talk yourself, you think how witty, how original, how acute you are; but when another does so, you are very apt to think only - What a crib from Rochefoucauld!