It is…

It is the responsibility of intellectuals to speak the truth and expose lies.

– Noam Chomsky

Speaking generally…

Speaking generally, punishment hardens and numbs, it produces concentration, it sharpens the consciousness of alienation, it strengthens the power of resistance.

– Friedrich Nietzsche

If you…

If you don’t value yourself why should others?

– Anon

Too many…

Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.

– Les Brown

Be gentle…

Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.

–  Lao Tze

About…

About morals, I know only that what is moral is what you feel good after and what is immoral is what you feel bad after.

– Ernest Hemingway

A wise man…

A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer

– Bruce Lee

I always…

I always remember the axiom: a leader…is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind

– Nelson Mandela

Effort…

Effort and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

– John F Kennedy

When…

When I’m getting ready to persuade a man, I spend one-third of the time thinking about myself, what I’m going to say and two-thirds of the time thinking about him and what he is going to say.

– Abraham Lincoln