If you must break the law do it to seize power: in all other cases observe it.

Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness and its power of endurance - the cheerful man will do more in the same time will do it better will preserve it longer than the sad or sullen.

In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have the predominant power.

Undeserved praise causes more pangs of conscience later than undeserved blame but probably only for this reason that our power of judgment are more completely exposed by being over praised than by being unjustly underestimated.

Power ought to serve as a check to power.

I've realized the extraordinary power of sports to heal unite and inspire. I believe the Olympics will serve as the ultimate platform to provide positive changes and I hope to inspire all of Japan through my strong showing there.

African art is functional it serves a purpose. It's not a dormant. It's not a means to collect the largest cheering section. It should be healing a source a joy. Spreading positive vibrations.

Christians were instructed to serve others and the thanksgiving was for the grace of God and the fact that God offered a way for man to return to a positive relationship with Him.

Perhaps one of the only positive pieces of advice that I was ever given was that supplied by an old courtier who observed: Only two rules really count. Never miss an opportunity to relieve yourself never miss a chance to sit down and rest your feet.

I have always said I will be in politics to serve as best as I can and it will take me wherever it will take me.

We must remember that politics is more than a power game. The core of politics in my view is to serve our citizens to serve our fellow human beings.

I first came to think about media and politics in the late 1960s having observed some distortions up close but since then I wouldn't say that my personal experience has remained an important motive for my writing about media.

I've committed myself to serve my constituents in South Shields and I have committed myself to British politics.

I was in elective politics for 24 years. I've made four national races two for President two for Vice President. I have found there are other ways to serve and I'm enjoying them.

I guess probably in my time in politics it continued to be affirmed to me that the African-American community despite being subscription television's most valuable customers they are very underserved by cable and satellite television programming options.

Politics isn't just a game of clashing parties and competing interests. The right reason is to challenge the status quo to serve the common good and to leave this nation better than we found it.

In politics people give you what they think you deserve and deny you what they think you want.

A politics that is not sensitive to the concerns and circumstances of people's lives a politics that does not speak to and include people is an intellectually arrogant politics that deserves to fail.

The more you observe politics the more you've got to admit that each party is worse than the other.

He too serves a certain purpose who only stands and cheers.

If nominated I will not run if elected I will not serve.

The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis.

If the United States of America or Britain is having elections they don't ask for observers from Africa or from Asia. But when we have elections they want observers.

I certainly can't speak for all cultures or all societies but it's clear that in America poetry serves a very marginal purpose. It's not part of the cultural mainstream.