One of the primary purposes of civilization - and certainly its primary strength - is the guarantee that family life can flourish in unity, peace, and order.

There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why? I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?

Every time you stand up for an ideal, you send forth a tiny ripple of hope.

I believe that, as long as there is plenty, poverty is evil. Government belongs wherever evil needs an adversary and there are people in distress.

There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why... I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?

While free markets tend to democratize a society, unfettered capitalism leads invariably to corporate control of government.

Each time a man stands up for an ideal or acts to improve the lot of others or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.

Progress is a nice word. But change is its motivator. And change has its enemies.

Too often we honor swagger and bluster and the wielders of force; too often we excuse those who are willing to build their own lives on the shattered dreams of others.

It is the essence of responsibility to put the public good ahead of personal gain

In your hands lies the future of your world and the fulfilment of the best qualities of your own spirit.

I am in full possession of the amazing power of being sarcastic.

People having victimhood attract imperious and authoritative individuals in their life

Anything does not exist until it is created. You create it

As life hits us head-on we can respond with resentment, resignation, acceptance, or welcome. We are the living examples of our responses.

You must constantly check that you are meditating properly, and not become, what Clint Eastwood refers to as, "a legend in your own mind."

With this mistake I deprived myself of the possibility to make a contribution to the treasury of chess art.

I never allow of any difficulties. The great secret of being useful and successful is to admit of no difficulties.

There is no greater glory that can befall a man that what he achieves with the speed of his feet or the strength of his hands.

It’s not exactly that I can’t stay in one place. It’s that if I’m in one place, I have to rearrange it every four to six months! I have to completely change my room!

I think a player constantly improves his understanding of chess with experience.