But I would have executed much greater things, had not government always opposed my exertions, and placed others in situations which would have suited my talents.
January 30th will be a historic day for the Middle East and the world. The Iraqi people will take the next step toward a free and democratic society as they place their votes for a transitional Iraqi government.
No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are thoroughly persuaded of each other's worth.
The last refuge of privacy cannot be placed solely in law or technology. It must repose in both, and a thoughtful combination of the two can help us thread a path between having all our secrets trivially discoverable and preserving nothing for our la...
I always had a superstitious fear of setting up a too well-designed writing place and then finding that the writing had absconded.
A library, to modify the famous metaphor of Socrates, should be the delivery room for the birth of ideas - a place where history comes to life.
When our forefathers put down roots in desolate places, the thing that allowed them to survive was that they had a faith to see them through the tough times.
The place where I think social media fails is in showing the knowledge, the tradition of stitching the clothing, of cutting the fabric, of the tannery, of the skinning of the jewels - this knowledge needs respect. Online and social media is the futur...
The White House isn't the place to learn how to deal with international crisis, the balance of power, war and peace, and the economic future of the next generation.
We who came here saw what was happening. This was far more than a war in a faraway place. This was a moral imperative, a terrible vision of the future.
Even when I begin with a situation that's basically funny or sad, I like to keep poking around in it. I like to get into the middle of a relationship, to explore the subtle places.
Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter.
To me, everything outside of Los Angeles is the 'south,' including places like San Diego. It's sort of like the saying, 'Everything is God.' Indeed it is.
I realised that God has placed Christians everywhere, to support each other, to support the needy in those areas, and that is the thing that I find is a great plus.
God put us here to prepare this place for the next generation. That's our job. Raising children and helping the community, that's preparing for the next generation.
God cannot approve of a system of servitude, in which the master is guilty of assuming absolute power - of assuming God's place and relation towards his fellow-men.
Be brave enough to live life creatively. The creative place where no one else has ever been.
The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.
Security... it's simply the recognition that changes will take place and the knowledge that you're willing to deal with whatever happens.
Knowledge about life is one thing; effective occupation of a place in life, with its dynamic currents passing through your being, is another.
It's very important in a leadership role not to place your ego at the foreground and not to judge everything in relationship to how your ego is fed.
