Two successive commissioners in London police were fired by the mayor that came into office. That doesn't mean the police in London is not independent and does not exercise powers. Ultimately it is the political executive that has to answer.
Every crowd has a silver lining.
The noblest art is that of making others happy
Fortune always favors the brave, and never helps a man who does not help himself.
The best kind of charity is to help those who are willing to help themselves.
There is no greater picture than that of 10,000 smiling children. No brighter music than their clear-ringing laughter. That I, with my small amusements, have created such precious art is my life's proudest achievement.
Every man's occupation should be beneficial to his fellow-man as well as profitable to himself. All else is vanity and folly.
Love is not everything. . . It is only when we are young that we think it is.
Either we heal now, as a team, or we will die as individuals.
Courtly manners are contagious; they are caught at Versailles.
Do we need a top-flight quarterback? Do human beings need air to breath?