People who love soft methods and hate iniquity forget this; that reform consists in taking a bone from a dog. Philosophy will not do it.

Benevolence alone will not make a teacher, nor will learning alone do it. The gift of teaching is a peculiar talent, and implies a need and a craving in the teacher himself. - Memories and Milestones.

Wherever you see a man who gives someone else's corruption, someone else's prejudice as a reason for not taking action himself, you see a cog in The Machine that governs us.

There are lots of people who can't think seriously without injuring their brains

Brian is a very good player. But people forget that he is a good defender and is willing to do whatever it takes to win games.

Merkel is chancellor, and she is reform-minded; we shouldn't forget that.