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“Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life.”
— Epicurus
“In America everybody is of the opinion that he has no social superiors, since all men are equal, but he does not admit that he has no social inferiors, for, from the time of Jefferson onward, the doctrine that all men are equal applies only upwards, not downwards.”
— Bertrand Russell
“My parents divorced about the same time the movie 'The Parent Trap' came out, about two twins at camp who scheme to get their parents back together. I had that same fantasy.”
— Chuck Palahniuk
“A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side.”
— Aristotle
“Character is much easier kept than recovered.”
— Thomas Paine
“Too many people treat parenting like it's the 20th item on their to-do list.”
— John F. Kennedy
“Take rest; a field that has rested gives a beautiful crop.”
— Ovid
“I was a girl in a land where rifles are fired in celebration of a son, while daughters are hidden away behind a curtain, their role in life simply to prepare food and give birth to children.”
— Malala Yousafzai
“Distrust and caution are the parents of security.”
— Benjamin Franklin