There is no stronger test of a person's character than power and authority, exciting as they do every passion, and discovering every latent vice.

I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.

The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.

An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.

When Demosthenes was asked what was the first part of Oratory, he answered, "Action," and which was the second, he replied, "action," and which was the third, he still answered "Action.

Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.

The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations and benefits.

Barba non facit philosophum

To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future.

Time is the wisest of all counselors.

No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.

Calm for too long begs the question of whether we're in an all-out pursuit of life, or we're all-out of the pursuit of life.

The beauty about being a producer is you sit there, and you explore ideas which become a passion, which slowly becomes a reality.

It’s not easy to ask… asking makes you vulnerable.

Money honey, if you want to get along with me.

When I'm not working I just like to be comfortable: I love black, nothing tight, no heels, no make-up - it's nice to be able to breathe!

Courtesy is not dead - it has merely taken refuge in Great Britain.

I don't understand some people, using biblical terms to criticize me when this is just a game.

Each year, the The U.S. Army & its contractors SHOOT, STAB, MUTILATE, & KILL more than TEN THOUSAND live animals in cruel training exercises.

Whatever you do, you must never let the voice in your head control the brain in your heart.

We also believe candour benefits us as managers. The CEO who misleads often in public eventually misleads himself in private.