Triumphant science and technology are only at the threshold of mans command over sources of energy so stupendous that, if used for military purposes, they can wipe out our entire civilization. – Cordell Hull
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. – Nelson Mandela
Many spiritual teachers – in Buddhism, in Islam – have talked about first-hand experience of the world as an important part of the path to wisdom, to enlightenment. – Bell Hooks
My point was that the war was intrinsically wrong, and as a result of our participation we havent improved Australias security but created a greater danger at home and abroad. – Bob Hawke
If everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, frank, kindly, the other virtues would be well-nigh useless, since their chief purpose is to make us bear with patience the injustice of our fellows. РJean Baptiste Moli̬re, Le Misanthrope
