"Abraham Lincoln had a deep realism; he did not deceive or mislead himself, but faced the world he had to deal with as it really is. At the same time, he had a striking moral intelligence, and a confidence in the working of his own mind and conscience."

“As a scientist, I am not sure anymore that life can be reduced to a class struggle, to dialectical materialism, or any set of formulas. Life is spontaneous and it is unpredictable, it is magical. I think that we have struggled so hard with the tangible that we have forgotten the intangible.”

“Our dreams take us into other worlds, alternative realities that help us make sense of day-to-day realities.”

“Thus the races, though alike in their physical response to climate, may possibly be different in their mental response because they have approached America by different paths.”

Source : Ellsworth Huntington (2016). “A Chronicle of Aboriginal America: Juvenile History - - American”, p.5, VM eBooks

“I've been booed on stages. I'm a little bit tougher than to walk off a stage because someone says something ugly.”

“Slow and steady wins the race, and I believe in paying your dues.”

“And help us, this and every day, to live more nearly as we pray.”

Source : John Keble (1829). “The Christian year, thoughts in verse for the Sundays and holydays throughout the year [by J. Keble].”, p.4

“But there's certainly only one thing I could never agree with George Galloway on. He's a teetotaller and wants to close all the bars in the House of Commons. That is just not on.”

“To note an artist's limitations is but to define his talent. A reporter can write equally well about everything that is presented to his view, but a creative writer can do his best only with what lies within the range and character of his deepest sympathies.”