Fortune is like a widow won,And truckles to the bold alone.
You know how to split atoms, how to send explorers to the moon, how to splice genes, but you don't know how people ought to live.
We need schools to force kids to learn things they have no use for.
May the forests be with you and with your children.
The world is not in any sense in danger from itself. The world is in fact not in any danger at all. It is we who are in danger.
All paths lie together in the hand of god like a web endlessly woven, and yours and mine are no greater or less than the beetle's or the squirrel's or the sparrow's. All are held together.
This law … defines the limits of competition in the community of life. You may compete to the full extent of your capabilities, but you may not hunt down your competitors or destroy their food or deny them access to food. In other words, you may compete but you may not wage war.
Don't be bitter. Remember Lot's wife when they kill me, and they surely will. You have to use all of your energy to do what it is you have to do. [To his wife Betty Shabazz]
To become capable, one must have faith in oneself.
Now, Mama, Papa, and sir," said Ramses, "please withdraw to the farthest corner and crouch down with your backs turned. It is as I feared; we will never break through by this method. The walls are eight feet thick. Fortunately I brought along a little nitroglycerin--" "Oh, good Gad," shrieked Inspector Cuff.
Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little.