The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so read more

The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur.

It must be of the spirit if we are to save the flesh.

It must be of the spirit if we are to save the flesh.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

The sword conquered for a while, but the spirit conquers for ever!

The sword conquered for a while, but the spirit conquers for ever!

Of my own spirit let me be in sole though feeble mastery.

Of my own spirit let me be in sole though feeble mastery.

A fever is an expression of inner rage.

A fever is an expression of inner rage.

I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as read more

I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.

It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a virtue and not the barrier read more

It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a virtue and not the barrier that separates ignorance from knowledge

I am certain that after the dust of centuries has passed over our cities, we, too, will be remembered not read more

I am certain that after the dust of centuries has passed over our cities, we, too, will be remembered not for victories or defeats in battle or in politics, but for our contribution to the human spirit.