We need leadership, and we need it now. Use this quote
So I was getting into my car, and this bloke says to me "Can you give me a lift?" I said "Sure, you look great, the world's your oyster, go for it.'" Use this quote
I have great empathy for all the contestants that come on 'Top Chef,' whether they go home right away or they make it to the finish line. It's a very vulnerable position they put themselves in and I feel for them. Use this quote
As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate, action: you liberate a city by destroying it. Words are to confuse, so that at election time people will solemnly vote against their own interests. Use this quote
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. Use this quote
Horror is the natural reaction to the last 5,000 years of history. Use this quote
I never set out to be rich and famous. I wanted to follow my own path. Use this quote
The exact measure of the progress of civilization is the degree in which the intelligence of the common mind has prevailed over wealth and brute force. Use this quote
What is absurd and monstrous about war is that men who have no personal quarrel should be trained to murder one another in cold blood. Use this quote
Adversity is a great teacher, but this teacher makes us pay dearly for its instruction; and often the profit we derive, is not worth the price we paid. Use this quote
If there is not the war, you don't get the great general; if there is not a great occasion, you don't get a great statesman; if Lincoln had lived in a time of peace, no one would have known his name. Use this quote
I'm probably a bit romantic about it, but I think we humans miss having contact with fire. We need it. Use this quote
The essays in The Great Taos Bank Robbery were my project to win a Master of Arts degree in English when I quit being a newspaper editor and went back to college. Use this quote
As your faith is strengthened you will find that there is no longer the need to have a sense of control, that things will flow as they will, and that you will flow with them, to your great delight and benefit. Use this quote
Personal beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of reference. Use this quote
Trust me, I have never written a speech in my life, and if I have my way, I never will. Use this quote
I think that Scottish people, like Canadians, are often misunderstood and what I like about my Scottish friends and relatives is how quickly it can go from love to anger. It's a great dynamic. Use this quote
Happiness is not an ideal of reason, but of imagination. Use this quote
After a lifetime of working, raising families, and contributing to the success of this nation in countless other ways, senior citizens deserve to retire with dignity. Use this quote
A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose timidity prevented them from making a first effort. Use this quote
