Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.

We learn from history that we do not learn from history

To be independent of public opinion is the first formal condition of achieving anything great.

Truth is found neither in the thesis nor the antithesis, but in an emergent synthesis which reconciles the two.

Genuine tragedies in the world are not conflicts between right and wrong. They are conflicts between two rights.

What history teaches us is that neither nations nor governments ever learn anything from it.

I have the courage to be mistaken.

All education is the art of making men ethical (sittlich), of transforming the old Adam into the new Adam.

To be aware of limitations is already to be beyond them.

Africa has no history and did not contribute to anything that mankind enjoyed.

Every idea, extended into infinity, becomes its own opposite.

Admitting defeat? How un-huntress like of you.

I think the most interesting parts of human experience might be the sparks that come from that sort of chipping flint of cultures rubbing against each other.

The Deep South might be wretched, but it can howl.

I've made a wonderful living playing that theatrical character - the professional brassy dame

If you don't do what's best for your body, you're the one who comes up on the short end.

Alice: I miss myself. John: I miss you too, Ali, so much.

Now, isn't imagination a precious thing? It peoples the earth with all manner of wonders.

I'm playing against men who are bigger and stronger than I'm used to. I've definitely got to bulk up at some point.

God is serious about how we worship Him, and we must be serious about it, too.

Take pride in what you do. The kind of pride I'm talking about is not the arrogant puffed-up kind; it's just the whole idea of caring - fiercely caring