"We continue to recognize the greater ability of some to earn more than others. But we do assert that the ambition of the individual to obtain for him a proper security is an ambition to be preferred to the appetite for great wealth and great power."

"When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on."

"The margin is narrow, but the responsibility is clear."

"Our intention was to cover our costs. We're not shy of any surplus, but it was not the aim. After 20 years, Band Aid is still active, and we are still funding projects -- this will simply help us fund even more projects."

"Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great."

"I believe that rules do not make us moral; loving each other makes us moral."

"Think where man's glory most begins and ends, and say my glory was I had such friends."

"If suffering brings wisdom, I would wish to be less wise."

"It would need a great deal of wisdom to know what it is we want to know."

"Though leaves are many, the root is one;Through all the lying days of my youthI swayed my leaves and flowers in the sun;Now I may wither into the truth."

"I have passed with a nod of the headOr polite meaningless words,Or have lingered awhile and saidPolite meaningless words. . . ."

"Words alone are certain good."

"Our words must seem to be inevitable."

"The truest wisdom is a resolute determination."

"Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide."

"The act of policing is, in order to punish less often, to punish more severely."

"The French complain of everything, and always."

"The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one's self to destiny."

"Ambition never is in a greater hurry that I; it merely keeps pace with circumstances and with my general way of thinking."

"The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need."

"A Constitution should be short and obscure."

"The only one who is wiser than anyone is everyone."

"Happy is he who is aware of the mysteries of his Lord."

“You are braver then you believe, stronger then you seem, and smarter then you think.”