The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults.

Alexis de Tocqueville

Reading makes a full man, meditation a profound man, discourse a clear man.

Benjamin Franklin

You don't get to choose how you're going to die, only how you're going to live.

Joan Baez

Let him that would move the world first move himself.

Socrates

The idea of cultural relativism is nothing but an excuse to violate human rights.

Shirin Ebadi

This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it.

Ralph Waldo Emerson