Every time she said some thing is cooking, I thought she was in the kitchen.

A people and their religion must be judged by social standards based on social ethics. No other standard would have any meaning if religion is held to be necessary good for the well-being of the people.

A rebellion is not a revolution. It may ultimately lead to that end.

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from me. With God in charge, I believe everything will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about. 

The competitor to be feared is one who never bothers about you at all, but goes on making his own business better all the time. 

The miracle is not that we do this work, but that we are happy to do it.

The sky, horizon, rainbow, and mirage are all illusions. The universe is full of illusions.

Some of the generals are saying, 'We're making progress. We are clearing an area.' But you really don't defeat the Taliban by clearing an area. They move.

Rights that do not flow from duty well performed are not worth having.

Every formula of every religion has in this age of reason, to submit to the acid test of reason and universal assent. 

Man is by nature a political animal.