"The more you fulfill yourself, the less you will seek God."

-- Oswald Chambers

“It's really fun to say no sometimes. I just don't want to discount how fun it is to say no and exercise your right to say no, and - as a girl - it's important to know how to say no... and that no means no!”
“Money spent on good-quality gear is always money well spent”

Source : Tahir Shah (2013). “In Search of King Solomon's Mines, paperback edition”, p.235, Lulu.com
“Deliberation and debate is the way you stir the soul of our democracy.”
“The first maxim of a man who loves liberty, should be never to grant to rulers an atom of power that is not most clearly and indispensably necessary for the safety and well being of society.”

Source : Richard Henry Lee (1825). “Memoir of the Life of Richard H. Lee, and His Correspondence with the Most Distinguished Men in America and Europe”, p.61
“When you get older, you realize something: all those stupid mores and customs related to how a man should comport himself in the "game" of courtship are just that - stupid. Age affords you this blend of apathy and confidence - with a little bit of wisdom thrown in - that allows you to say, "Hey, I am attracted that girl over there, so I'm going to introduce myself. If it doesn't work out, that's fine. If it does, terrific. Either way, I lose nothing for trying."”
“What I read is so distorted that I cannot believe that the person they are talking about is myself.”
“Every time my dreams threaten to become reality, something always happens and I end up alone.”
“National security advisors, like White House Chiefs of Staff, their job generally if they`re - if they`re competent and qualified and effective is to be honest brokers in the White House.”

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