From a very early age I had imbibed the opinion that it was every man's duty to do all that lay in his power to leave his country as good as he had found it.
I shot my first lion at the age of 14 when a pride threatened my father's livestock while he was away on holiday.
I know that many students take personal responsibility for their education and succeed as a result. I want them to know they are not alone - that Nevada's system can and will support them.
The problems that the world faces - from nuclear proliferation to climate change - can't be tackled by the West alone. They need a coalition of not just West and East, but they need a coalition of Christian and Jew and Muslim.
If those committed to the quest fail, they will be forgiven. When lost, they will find another way. The moral imperative of humanism is the endeavor alone, whether successful or not, provided the effort is honorable and failure memorable.
Smart businesses do not look at labor costs alone anymore. They do look at market access, transportation, telecommunications infrastructure and the education and skill level of the workforce, the development of capital and the regulatory market.
I think you don't do work for controversy alone, and whenever you do new work which people don't understand and they say it is done to create controversy.
It may, however, be said that the level of experience to which concepts are inapplicable cannot yield any knowledge of a universal character, for concepts alone are capable of being socialized.
We are not weak if we make a proper use of those means which the God of Nature has placed in our power... the battle, sir, is not to the strong alone it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.
Family is everything, although I've been fortunate enough to have worked with some of the most amazing minds over the years, including Renzo Piano, John Young, Graham Stirk and Ivan Harbour.
While I understand the passions and the anger that arise over the death of Michael Brown, giving into that anger by looting or carrying guns, and even attacking the police, only serves to raise tensions and stir chaos.
All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike, friendship, anger or pity.
I truly believe the art's larger than the artist. Who cares about John Steinbeck? I care about the Joad family.
Si buscas un maestro, trata de convertirte en un verdadero estudiante. Si quieres ser un estudiante, trata de encontrar un verdadero maestro.
Has recorrido un largo camino, y no lo sabes. Tienes un largo camino por recorrer, y sí sabes lo que eso significa.
Human nature appears to be just the same, all over the world
America's prisons have become warehouses for the mentally ill.
History is riddled with blood and sin.
I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks.
It was different, though, knowing something in your thoughts and then hearing it confirmed, made real, planted in the world like a tree
It is not easy, she thinks, to make your way in the world while insisting on a new path.
