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“If a man achieves victory over this body, who in the world can exercise power over him? He who rules himself rules over the whole world.”
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“I just love vampires.”
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“Success is making a positive difference to other people, especially seeing others grow, succeed and thrive as a result of your own small contribution.”
Source : Source: sea.askmen.com
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“Now property is part of a household, and the acquisition of property part of household-management; for neither life itself nor the good life is possible without a certain minimum supply of the necessities.”
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“The thorn tree just began to bud And greening stained the sheltering hedge, An many a violet beside the wood Peeped blue between the withered sedge; The sun gleamed warm the bank beside, 'Twas pleasant wandering out a while Neath nestling bush to lonely hide, Or bend a musings o'er a stile.”
Source : John Clare (2012). “Careless Rambles by John Clare: A Selection of His Poems Chosen and Illustrated by Tom Pohrt”, p.71, Counterpoint Press
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“I was born in Munich, and my father was stationed in Salzburg. For the first three years of my life, I lived in Austria back when the American Army was still in Austria. I grew up subsequently in posts around the country around veterans.”
Source : "Rick Atkinson talks "The Guns at Last Light"". Interview with John Barron, www.chicagotribune.com. May 10, 2013. 
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“I've never been a fast reader. I'm fickle; I don't finish books I start; I put a book aside for five, ten years and then take it up again.”
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“Some of 'em [virtues] like extinct volcanoes, with a strong memory or fire and brimstone.”
