Christmas. . . is not an external event at all, but a piece of one's home that one carries in one's heart.
A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights.
The world soffers a lot. Not because the violence of bad people. But because of the silence of the good people.
Lies circle the earth while Truth is still trying to put on its shoes.
If you build an army of 100 lions and their leader is a dog, in any fight, the lions will die like a dog. But if you build an army of 100 dogs and their leader is a lion, all dogs will fight as a lion
Strategy is the art of making use of time and space. I am less concerned about the later than the former. Space we can recover, lost time never.
Moses has revealed the existence of God to his nation. Jesus Christ to the Roman world, Muhammad to the old continent.
Agricultural sustainability doesn't depend on agritechnology. To believe it does is to put the emphasis on the wrong bit of 'agriculture. ' What sustainability depends on isn't agri- so much as culture.
The Old Guard dies but it never surrenders.
Any strategy that involves crossing a valley accepting short-term losses to reach a higher hill in the distance will soon be brought to a halt by the demands of a system that celebrates short-term gains and tolerates stagnation, but condemns anything else as failure. In short, a world where big stuff can never get done.
I haven't yet given everything: I am still full of energy. But I wanted to make it clear that I don't have to make unwarranted concessions to national governments or to parliament. I want to avoid the impression that I am doing things just to ensure that I am re-elected. That's not the case. I have had my career.