Necessity is the last and strongest weapon.

Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.

The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze.

Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.

A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.

Adversity makes men remember God.

There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.

Shared danger is the strongest of bonds; it will keep men united in spite of mutual dislike and suspicion.

The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.

There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.

Great contests generally excite great animosities.

It's your life, not your death, that defines you.

Balm of the summer night, balm of the ordinary, imperial joy and sorrow of human existence, the dreamed as well as the lived—what could be dearer than this, given the closeness of death?

I'm happily single.

I know if I was a woman I wouldnt want to be a member of an organization thats mostly men.

Asking an incumbent member of Congress to vote for term limits is a bit like asking a chicken to vote for Colonel Sanders.

Sometimes the only difference between those who attain and those who don't is perseverance.

Men are not narrow in their intellectual interests by nature; it takes special and rigorous training to accomplish that end.

We don't back off obstacles and tough situations, we use them to make us stronger.

In Hollywood you kind of fail upwards

I don't know [what things are forever]. Friendship. I can think of lots of things.