In matters of principle, stand like a rock; in matters of taste, swim with the current. – Thomas Jefferson
It is in our lives and not our words that our religion must be read. – Thomas Jefferson

In matters of principle, stand like a rock; in matters of taste, swim with the current. – Thomas Jefferson
It is in our lives and not our words that our religion must be read. – Thomas Jefferson
History, in general, only informs us what bad government is. – Thomas Jefferson
Peace and abstinence from European interferences are our objects, and so will continue while the present order of things in America remain uninterrupted. – Thomas Jefferson
Consequences are unpitying. Our deeds carry their terrible consequences, quite apart from any fluctuations that went before—consequences that are hardly ever confined to ourselves. And it is best to fix our minds on that certainty, instead of considering what may be the elements of excuse for us. – George Eliot, Adam Bede
My dreams were always small and puny. All I ever needed was a little house with a little picket fence by the sea. Little did I know that I would live in Malacanang Palace for 20 years and visit all the major palaces of mankind. And then also meet ordinary citizens and the leaders of superpowers. – Imelda Marcos