I find Jesse Jackson to be religiously, progressively old fashioned.
Persuasion is the resource of the feeble; and the feeble can seldom persuade. . .
I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect.
The decline of Rome was the natural and inevitable effect of immoderate greatness. Prosperity ripened the principle of decay; the cause of the destruction multiplied with the extent of conquest; and, as soon as time or accident and removed the artificial supports, the stupendous fabric yielded to the pressure of its own weight. The story of the ruin is simple and obvious: and instead of inquiring why the Roman Empire was destroyed we should rather be surprised that it has subsisted for so long.
In the end, more than freedom, they wanted security. They wanted a comfortable life, and they lost it all – security, comfort, and freedom. When the Athenians finally wanted not to give to society but for society to give to them, when the freedom they wished for most was freedom from responsibility, then Athens ceased to be free and was never free again.
A nation ignorant of the equal benefits of liberty and law, must be awed by the flashes of arbitrary power: the cruelty of a despot will assume the character of justice; his profusion, of liberality; his obstinacy, of firmness.
[Whole] generations may be swept away by the madness of kings in the space of a single hour.
Kindness is produced by kindness.
It’s not about making money for themselves or the company, but making a difference in the lives of others.
I try to avoid saying 'fantastic' too often and 'obviously' is a dangerous word for all broadcasters.
And Noah he often said to his wife when he sat down to dine, "I don't care where the water goes if it doesn't get into the wine. "