Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

God sometimes does try to the uttermost those whom he wishes to bless.

To have a great idea, have a lot of them.

If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?

Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are equally free, they claim to be absolutely equal.

I was first imprisoned in Pretoria, and then, thereafter, I was taken to Robben Island. I stayed there for a couple of weeks. I was taken back to Pretoria when I was charged in the Rivonia trial, when I was then sent to Robben Island for life.

A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and then asks you not to kill him.

There are a terrible lot of lies going about the world, and the worst of it is that half of them are true.

It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those who have expressed more superficial views; for these also contributed something, by developing before us the powers of thought.

As president, I'm committed to making Washington work better and rebuilding the trust of the people who sent us here.

You need to understand, if you take out a government, take out a regime, guess who becomes the government and regime and is responsible for the country? You are. So if you break it, you own it.

Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence.