The valor that struggles is better than the weakness that endures.

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.

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

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.

In an endless jungle of websites with text-based content, a beautiful image with a lot of space and colour can be like walking into a clearing. It's a relief.

I'm the king of the 20th century. I'm the boogeyman, the villian, the black sheep of the family.

She still felt his gaze on her like the brush of a finger across the back of her neck, making her shiver.

For decades, I have been a militant anti-declinist in terms of America's place in the world.

I was a perfect housewife. Being a mother has always been the job I liked best. Absolutely.

gods are children's blankets that get carried over into adulthood.

No matter what the circumstances, we can be grateful that God fulfills His promises, that our faith is sufficient to sustain us, and that our eternal life is assured.

Make sure furniture decor has similar scale. It's all about scale, proportion, measuring, being conscious of the overall plan.

I am drawn to intimate, often uncomfortable portraits of a woman persevering and awakening.