“I swear so soon as age will permit … I will use fire and steel to arrest the destiny of Rome.”

As a doctor I had no choice. As a philosopher I had too many.

Perception is a tool that’s pointed on both ends.

I have come not to make war on the Italians, but to aid the Italians against Rome.

I will either find a way or make one.

Discourtesy is unspeakably ugly to me.

God has given to man no sharper spur to victory than contempt of death.

We’re like socks. You can put us through a rough wash once, but you’ll never use us again.

The mirrors in your mind can reflect the best of yourself, not the worst of someone else.

We will find a way or we shall make one

All good things to those who wait.

Killing must feel good to God too. He does it all the time. Did God feel good about that? He felt powerful.

Words are living things. They have personality, point of view… agenda.

As your mother tells you, and my mother certainly told me, it is important, she always used to say, always to try new things.

We evolved the ability to communicate disappointment to teach those around us good manners

I was curious what would happen.

Your dreams were the one place you could be physically safe.

Focus on impact, not approval. If you believe you can change the world, which I hope you do, do what you believe is right and expect resistance and expect attackers. Keep calm and carry on!

Abstinence is approved of God.

I am dragged along by a strange new force. Desire and reason are pulling in different directions. I see the right way and approve it, but follow the wrong.

I have never wished to cater to the crowd; for what I know they do not approve, and what they approve I do not know.

I try more and more to be myself, caring relatively little whether people approve or disapprove.

I would love to have an ocean of love right now. That said, the number-one rule of acting is, ‘Do not seek approval from the audience.’ People don’t realize that. You can’t do stuff to get applause. You have to live in the truth.

A moral being is one who is capable of reflecting on his past actions and their motives – of approving of some and disapproving of others.

It doesn’t matter who likes you or doesn’t like you, all that matters is that God likes you. He accepts you, he approves of you.