Such as the chain of causes we call Fate, such is the chain of wishes: one links on to another; the whole man is bound in the chain of wishing for ever.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

Her fear was infectious, and though I was too young to truly know terror, I felt it in my heart and trembled.

I know what it's like to lose kits, Oakheart, I wouldn't wish that kind of grief on any cat.

Radio was theater of the mind.

It might be added, too, that it takes something more than preponderance of numbers to win a battle....

Great self-destruction follows upon unfounded fear.

New York has given me a lot, but I still don't consider it home.

Hitler had a great gift for adjusting - consciously or intuitively - to his surroundings. ... With enormous histrionic intuition he could shape his behavior to changing situations.

Asking questions is an essential part of police investigation. In the ordinary sense a police officer is free to ask a person for identification without implicating the Fourth Amendment.

When you can carry five full dinner platters on your left arm, you should be able to vote, even if you're not eighteen.

Writers don't need love; all they require is money.