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Why should we honour those that die upon the field of battle? A man may show as reckless a courage in entering into the abyss of himself.
There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, 'Thy will be done,' and those to whom God says, 'All right, then, have it your way.'
The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.
Happiness does not come from a job. It comes from knowing what you truly value and behaving in a way that's consistent with those beliefs.
You write your life story by the choices you make. You never know if they have been a mistake. Those moments of decision are so difficult.
We are part of this universe; we are in this universe, but perhaps more important than both of those facts, is that the universe is in us.
No matter how hard we strive for objectivity, writers are biased toward tension - those moments in which character is forged and revealed.
Sometimes we look back and 10 years from now we think, 'Boy, those were great old days.' Well, you know, we're living in the good old days.
There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other.
Those who have never known the deep intimacy and the intense companionship of mutual love have missed the best thing that life has to give.
The most beautiful things are not associated with money; they are memories and moments. If you don't celebrate those, they can pass you by.
No matter how dope you are, if you ain't really built, if you ain't put that groundwork in, you gonna flop. Nobody gonna fill those arenas.
We seek him here, we seek him there, Those Frenchies seek him everywhere. Is he in heaven? - Is he in hell? That damned, elusive Pimpernel?
The invention of basketball was not an accident. It was developed to meet a need. Those boys simply would not play 'Drop the Handkerchief.'
I'm one of those people who has a toothbrush and toothpaste with me at all times. After lunch, I'll brush my teeth in a restaurant bathroom!
Dignity does not float down from heaven it cannot be purchased nor manufactured. It is a reward reserved for those who labor with diligence.
Part of growing up is realizing you learn to love so many people. It's about forming those relationships and finding what will last forever.
Those who cultivate moral confusion for profit should understand this: we will name their names and shame them as they deserve to be shamed.
Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape.
Little things seem nothing, but they give peace, like those meadow flowers which individually seem odorless but all together perfume the air.
A judge who likes every outcome he reaches is very likely a bad judge... stretching for results he prefers rather than those the law demands.
I think a failed state is the responsibility of the people who have made that state fail, and those are generally the people of that country.
I'm prepared to say that law enforcement should be allowed to seize the guns of those who are suspected to be involved in domestic terrorism.
Everyone has to face obstacles. Everybody has to face hurdles. It's what you do with those that determines how successful you're going to be.
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down'.
A leader must be a good listener. He must be willing to take counsel. He must show a genuine concern and love for those under his stewardship.
You can be like a thermometer, just reflecting the world around you. Or you can be a thermostat, one of those people who sets the temperature.
We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person.
Power acquired by violence is only a usurpation, and lasts only as long as the force of him who commands prevails over that of those who obey.
Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history.
You're never wasting your time as long as you learn from every single thing you do, whether you feel like those attempts are successful or not.
You don't have to be one of those people that accepts things as they are. Every day, take responsibility for changing them right where you are.
Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.
Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well.
Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike.
For art comes to you proposing frankly to give nothing but the highest quality to your moments as they pass, and simply for those moments' sake.
The real test of friendship is: can you literally do nothing with the other person? Can you enjoy those moments of life that are utterly simple?
People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?
Well for one, the 13th amendment to the constitution of the US which abolished slavery - did not abolish slavery for those convicted of a crime.
Getting better from depression demands a lifelong commitment. I've made that commitment for my life's sake and for the sake of those who love me.
To assume all the powers is not good for anybody. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. All those experiments have a bad ending.
He's dreaming with his eyes open, and those that dream with their eyes open are dangerous, for they do not know when their dreams come to an end.
People try to glorify war, particularly those who aren't actually fighting in them. People tend to make heroes of those who are fighting in them.
There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there.
People are generally better persuaded by the reasons which they have themselves discovered than by those which have come in to the mind of others.
I wanted to get far away from those who believed in cruelty, so then I went to France, a land of true freedom, democracy, equality and fraternity.
I learned early on, stay away from politics, stay away from religion and don't talk about sports. Those three right there will get you in trouble.
Those who believe that they have absolute truth and the only moral system are destructive both to themselves and to those whom they try to convert.
The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.
Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.