In my parents' generation, rebellion was pop culture. It's not anymore.
Happiness may be defined as good fortune joined to virtue, or a independence, or as a life that is both agreeable and secure.
Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives - choice, not chance, determines your destiny.
Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not within everybody's power and is not easy.
Only an armed people can be truly free. Only an unarmed people can ever be enslaved.
The most important relationship we can all have is the one you have with yourself, the most important journey you can take is one of self-discovery. To know yourself, you must spend time with yourself, you must not be afraid to be alone. Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.
Be a free thinker and don't accept everything you hear as truth. Be critical and evaluate what you believe in.
If somebody crafts an interesting tweet that'll lead me to their blog, I'm going to their blog.
And here we must narrowly watch ourselves, seeing that banquets can scarcely be celebrated blamelessly, for almost always luxury accompanies feasting; and when the body is swallowed up in the delight of refreshing itself, the heart relaxes to empty joys.
Papa wasn't man enough, couldn't stand up to his responsibilities. Instead of taking care of me, he'd rather live lavishly.
The E. U. is founded on the Treaties which apply only to the Member States who have agreed and ratified them.