The final event to himself has been, that as he rose like a rocket, he fell like the stick. – Thomas Paine Category: Glory
Sudden glory is the passion which makes those grimaces called laughter. – Thomas Hobbes Category: Glory
I have touched the highest point of all my greatness, and from that full meridian of my glory I haste now to my setting. – William Shakespeare Category: Glory
People tend to forget that the word “history” contains the word “story”. – Ken Burns Category: History
Modesty and unselfishness – these are virtues which men praise – and pass by. – André Maurois, Ariel, 1924 Category: Virtue
I think my attitude to human beings has changed since leaving prison. – Jeffrey Archer Category: Attitude
But I dont want massive layoffs of anyone – public or private. We are planning on shrinking government through attrition and reform, not through random pink slips. – Scott Walker Category: Government