"Top results are achieved only through pain. But eventually you like this pain."

“No higher duty, or more solemn responsibility, rests upon this Court than that of translating into living law and maintaining this constitutional shield deliberately planned and inscribed for the benefit of every human being subject to our Constitution-of whatever race, creed or persuasion.”

Source : "Chambers v. Florida, 309 U.S. 227". Writing for the court, 1940.

“It was probably a mistake to allow gold to rise so high.”

“Nothing suits worse with vice than want of sense”

“The management of creativity is more intimate. By that I mean that it deals with an individual's personal, psychological landscape. It deals with the way you create relationships. It deals with creating an atmosphere and environment that support the creative process. As a result, it is a management skill set that is inherently psychological and that encourages desired outcomes rather than demands those outcomes.”

Source : Interview with Joel Kurtzman, www.strategy-business.com. October 1, 1996.

“Greed (as Ling): You humans always get all "holier-than-thou" when it comes to this stuff... I really don't get you. Edward: It's called having integrity. You should try it sometime”

“A fighter should not think only of his shete, just because he has a shete in his hand. Everything is a weapon in the warrior's mind.”

Source : S. M. Stirling (2008). “The Sunrise Lands: A Novel of the Change”, p.166, Penguin

“Testing of self is a regular part of our own lives, so it seems natural to make it a part of the lives of my characters, as well, albeit on a much different level.”

“I am not accustomed to take my wine in pills.”