A man must not deny his manifest abilities, for that is to evade his obligations. - The Treasure of Franchard.

A man must not deny his manifest abilities, for that is to evade his obligations. - The Treasure of Franchard.

I feel like I could fly, I am so happy.

I feel like I could fly, I am so happy.

There is no doubt that the negotiations will not be easy, ... There is a need for practical steps to read more

There is no doubt that the negotiations will not be easy, ... There is a need for practical steps to implement the principles of the joint statement adopted at the previous round of the talks.

At first he was very discouraging, to my astonishment then, but now I fancy he did it as a forlorn read more

At first he was very discouraging, to my astonishment then, but now I fancy he did it as a forlorn hope to check me; he said the whole idea was so disgusting that he could not entertain it for a moment.

I've had women who move to the towns I'm living in, just pack up and move there, never even met read more

I've had women who move to the towns I'm living in, just pack up and move there, never even met 'em before, 'cause they heard I lived there.

National leaders who find themselves wilting under the withering criticisms by members of the media, would do well not to read more

National leaders who find themselves wilting under the withering criticisms by members of the media, would do well not to take such criticism personally but to regard the media as their allies in keeping the government clean and honest, its services

But the employers I talked to do not want to hire them. They said these people are being trained with read more

But the employers I talked to do not want to hire them. They said these people are being trained with the wrong things.

As far as the treatment of prisoners is concerned ... it is clear that all 25 member states having signed read more

As far as the treatment of prisoners is concerned ... it is clear that all 25 member states having signed up to European Convention on Human Rights, and to the International Convention Against Torture, are due to respect and fully implement the obligations deriving from those treaties.

Those who invalidate reason ought seriously to consider whether they argue against reason with or without reason; if with reason, read more

Those who invalidate reason ought seriously to consider whether they argue against reason with or without reason; if with reason, then they establish the principles that they are laboring to dethrone: but if they argue without reason (which, in order to be consistent with themselves they must do), they are out of reach of rational conviction, nor do they deserve a rational argument.