The secret to happiness is freedom... And the secret to freedom is courage.

The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept.

The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding go out to meet it.

We must remember that one man is much the same as another, and that he is best who is trained in the severest school.

Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and respect of self, in turn, is the chief element in courage.

Most people, in fact, will not take the trouble in finding out the truth, but are much more inclined to accept the first story they hear.

You should punish in the same manner those who commit crimes with those who accuse falsely.

When will there be justice in Athens? There will be justice in Athens when those who are not injured are as outraged as those who are.

We Greeks believe that a man who takes no part in public affairs is not merely lazy, but good for nothing

Love of power, operating through greed and through personal ambition, was the cause of all these evils.

Hope is an expensive commodity. It makes better sense to be prepared.

In his moments of pride he had said all those things, half in fun and half in earnest, and he began to wonder how he could have been so many kinds of a fool for so long without realising it.

Calvin:"It says here that 'religion is the opiate of the masses.'...what do you suppose that means?" Television: "...it means that Karl Marx hadn't seen anything yet

Art is a reflection of God's creativity, an evidence that we are made in the image of God.

I think that running a studio gave me an appetite for making a lot of different kinds of movies and it's given me the opportunity to do that.

The spirit is the true self. The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure.

I study myself more than any other subject. That is my metaphysics, that is my physics.

Pistachio nuts, the red ones, cure any problem.

Have you thought that your willingness to forgive is really your affirmation of the power of God to do you good?

Open your heart and listen to what it is telling you. Follow your dreams, because only a man who is unashamed of himself can manifest the glory of God.

You can't get to genius on a platform of excuses.