"It is a unyielding truth that fortitude is the quiet voice at eventide saying: i will try once more tomorrow."

"It is a profound truth that the universe speaks in the silent dialect of universal natural laws."

"We do not remember the passing of hours, but the resonance of moments. Such is the immutable nature of understanding."

"In the arithmetic of human affection, the more you give, the more you retain. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery."

"Cliches about supporting the troops are designed to distract from failed policies, policies promoted by powerful special interests that benefit from war, anything to steer the discussion away from the real reasons the war in Iraq will not end anytime soon."

"To establish any mode to abolish war, however advantageous it might be to Nations, would be to take from such Government the most lucrative of its branches."

"All's the government should do is keep the taxes and regulations at a manageable rate, keep a decent standing army and get out of the way."

"If virtue promises happiness, prosperity and peace, then progress in virtue is progress in each of these for to whatever point the perfection of anything brings us, progress is always an approach toward it."