Picture in your mind a sense of personal destiny.
The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure
Augustus gradually increased his powers, taking over those of the senate, the executives and the laws. The aristocracy received wealth and position in proportion to their willingness to accept slavery. The state had been transformed, and the old Roman character gone for ever. Equality among citizens was completely abandoned. All now waited on the imperial command.
The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.
Crime, once exposed, has no refuge but in audacity.
The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.
It really bothers me when some people say that all cops are racist. Of course that's not true. Most of you are just [expletive] to everybody.
The executions, persecution and imprisonment of political dissidents and the LGBT community, denial of free press, elections and religious freedoms, continue to be Fidel Castro's legacy.
I'd much rather see Richard Pryor or Jackie Mason in a theater than in a club.
You're not a wave, you're a part of the ocean.