Appius Claudius

You know, what we do know is that there is a high frequency of violence in the home of those who bully.

Unless you know who you are, you will always be vulnerable to what people say.

I am not prejudiced in any way.

Let us not, however, upon this account rashly conclude that she is capable of supporting any burden, nor even be too confident that she could support, without great distress, a burden a little greater than what has already been laid upon her.

There is nothing ever wrong with ability, ambition, achievement; but they can easily be wronged by being used to bad ends.

If the people really set their minds on anything it is impossible to prevent their getting what they want.

Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.

If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams.

If we were all just alike, one of us wouldn’t be necessary.

Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.

There have been times when I’ve been around people I wouldn’t care to be around, and if I could get away I would. We have a word in Mississippi – we just don’t seem to set horses. In other words, this person is always saying something that gets your goat, y’understand? But when people treat you mean, you dislike them for that, but not because of their person, who they are. I was born and raised in a segregated society, but when I left there I had nobody I disliked other than the people that’d mistreated me, and that only lasted for as long as they were mistreating me.

True freedom is being free from the search for freedom.

Beware of monotony; it’s the mother of all the deadly sins.

What lies in our power to do, lies in our power not to do.

Wear the old coat and buy the new book.