Ambition is an idol, on whose wings great minds are carried only to extreme to be sublimely great or to be nothing. less than 1 minute read
Great effort is required to arrest decay and restore vigor. One must exercise proper deliberation, plan carefully before making a move, and be alert in guarding against relapse following a renaissance. less than 1 minute read
One of the great questions of philosophy is, do we innately have morality, or do we get it from celestial dictation? A study of the Ten Commandments is a very good way of getting into and resolving that issue. less than 1 minute read
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few. less than 1 minute read
When I meet people who say - which they do all of the time - ‘I must just tell you, my great aunt had cancer of the elbow and the doctors gave her 10 seconds to live, but last I heard she was climbing Mount Everest,’ and so forth, I switch off quite early. less than 1 minute read
I am a big believer in education, because when I grew up in Austria - when I grew up in Austria I had a great education. I had great teachers. less than 1 minute read
I speak directly to the people, and I know that the people of California want to have better leadership. They want to have great leadership. They want to have somebody that will represent them. And it doesn’t matter if you’re a Democrat or a Republican, young or old. less than 1 minute read
I am a leader. Leaders always get heat. They’re always going against the grain. Jimi Hendrix got heat Bob Marley got heat Miles Davis got heat. Every great artist got heat. Heat means you’re doing something right. less than 1 minute read
