"Authority and example lead the world...." - Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer

“He who lives to see two or three generations is like a man who sits some time in the conjurer's booth at a fair, and witnesses the performance twice or thrice in succession. The tricks were meant to be seen only once; and when they are no longer a novelty and cease to deceive, their effect is gone.”

“Men need some kind of external activity, because they are inactive within.”

“It takes place, by and large, with the same sort of necessity as a tree brings forth fruit, and demands of the world no more than a soil on which the individual can flourish.”

“There is nothing that gives a man consequence, and renders him fit for command, like a support that renders him independent of everybody but the State he serves.”

“This fulfils my ambition. I still have my father's robe as Chancellor. I shall be proud to serve you in this splendid office.”

“A lack of realism in the vision today costs credibility tomorrow.”

“Our thoughts are a field of energy cycles, a mind field, and just by our thoughts alone we impact not only ourselves but those around us as well.”

“First you win the argument, then you win the vote.”

“I suppose I'm most influenced by any good, commercial writer. I learn from everyone.”