Next to enjoying ourselves, the next greatest pleasure consists in preventing others from enjoying themselves, or, more generally, in the acquisition of power.
When we have ceased to love the stench of the human animal, either in others or in ourselves, then are we condemned to misery, and clear thinking can begin.
I wanted to write a novel that would make others feel the history: the pain and fear that black people have had to live through in order to endure.
One of the greatest gifts my brother and I received from my mother was her love of literature and language. With their boundless energy, libraries open the door to these worlds and so many others. I urge young and old alike to embrace all that libraries have to offer.
My story is the story of thousands of children from around the world. I hope it inspires others to stand up for their rights.
I've worked for four presidents and watched two others up close, and I know that there's no such thing as a routine day in the Oval Office.
On the Internet, speed matters. According to research by Microsoft, Google, and others, if a website is even 250 milliseconds slower than a rival, people will visit it less often.
The nobler a man, the harder it is for him to suspect inferiority in others.
Every dog might wish to be Dog One, but like us, most dogs want membership in the group even more than they want supremacy over others.
What difference does it make to you what someone else becomes, or says, or does? You do not need to answer for others, only for yourself.
Woman, essentially a purist, is naturally bigoted and relentless in her effort to make others as good as she thinks they ought to be.
There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity.
It's true, I had an extremely delicious life, but that was my life at home, and perhaps because I was only a child, or for whatever reasons, I found the company of others, especially other boys, quite terrifying and upsetting.
We're passing on something of ourselves to others. I feel that's what makes our life full of meaning. It's hard to have meaning in a closet, encapsulated by nothing. I think you really have to expand yourself and your life and do what you can for other people.
Anarchism is founded on the observation that since few men are wise enough to rule themselves, even fewer are wise enough to rule others.
Well, there have been periods in the past when prime ministers of Australia and New Zealand were at each others' throats publicly and frequently. That's not productive at all.
I hope I work effectively, but I never feel I have exhausted what I should be doing... I believe we have a responsibility to be a good influence on others.
It is a remarkably easy thing to do, pointing out the faults of others and suggesting remedies or courses of action in an argumentative and pedantic sort of way, and I am still amazed that there are many people in the American media who are paid very big money to do this.
I feel that if you are blessed, or lucky enough, to be doing well, you should help others.
Who are we to think that our generation is going to be the first generation to benefit from all the sacrifices that others have made without giving some modern-day equivalent of our own lives, fortunes, and sacred honor?
Ideas are cheap. Always be passionate about ideas and communicating those ideas and discoveries to others in the things you make.
You are responsible for the energy that you create for yourself, and you're responsible for the energy that you bring to others.
Let others laugh when you sacrifice desire to duty, if they will. You have time and eternity to rejoice in.
It will kill four times as many Americans as AIDS will over the next decade. I feel that what ever kind of disability God has given me, as an entertainer and as a public figure, it is so I can be a representative for others.
I spend time with people who are movers and shakers, and others who are just friends I really care for. Some of them are rich, some of them are poor. I couldn't care less. I'm not a snob.
The pride of life hath corrupted the judgment of others, and perverted them in the way of religion.
We reform others unconsciously when we walk uprightly.
It is not only our duty to pray for others, but also to desire the prayers of others for ourselves.
Sometimes there are certain things that you gotta grow into. Sometimes, for some actors, they know it spiritually at a young age. Others need to grow into it.
What others call magic realism is normal and an everyday thing to me.
I am aware that as an actor, I can blame others for the failure of a film, the director, the script, choice of co-stars, timing of the release and so on. But now, as the director, I will have to shoulder all the blame.
Modern conveniences grant us more free time to focus on spiritual needs and devote more time to personal service. But the basic element which should never change in the lives of righteous young women is giving service to others.
The future is fluid. Each act, each decision, and each development creates new possibilities and eliminates others. The future is ours to direct.
Do right. Do your best. Treat others as you want to be treated.
Without a doubt. I believe in fate the same way others believe in God. I do believe in fate.
Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
