For passion, like crime does not sit well with the sure order and even course of everyday life. It welcomes every loosening of the social fabric, every confusion and affliction visited upon the world, for passion sees in such a disorder a vague hope of finding advantage for itself

The highest type of leadership maintains itself by its intrinsic worth, sans panoply, pomp and power. Of course, there are never enough real leaders to go around. Wherefore it becomes necessary to dress some men up and by other artificial means to give them a prestige and a power which they could not win by their own resources.

Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

Rationality belongs to the cool observer, but because of the stupidity of the average man, he follows not reason, but faith, and the naive faith requires necessary illusion and emotionally potent oversimplifications which are provided by the myth-maker to keep ordinary person on course.

My mother dedicated over fifty years of her life to the nursing profession, giving selflessly of her time, energy, and passion for the benefit of others. I always marvel at what an indelible and honorable contribution she has made and hope to be able to make a similar impact over the course of my life and career.

Do you know the only value life has is what life puts upon itself? And it is of course over-estimated since it is of necessity prejudiced in its own favour.

Of course it was beautiful; but there was something more than beauty in it, something more stingingly splendid which had made beauty its handmaiden.

It is so much easier to live placidly and complacently. Of course, to live placidly and complacently is not to live at all.”

How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives

And it is crucial of course that chief constables are able to make decisions within their budgets about how they deploy their police officers to the greatest effect to ensure that they’re able to do the job that the public want them to do

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything? Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.

Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

Of course, we believe these things. We believe in social security. We believe in work for the unemployed. We believe in saving homes. Cross our hearts and hope to die! We believe in all these things. But we do not like the way that the present administration is doing them. Just turn them over to us. We will do all of them; we will do more of them, we will do them better and, most important of all, the doing of them will not cost anybody anything!

The thing is to become a master and in your old age to acquire the courage to do what children did when they knew nothing.

If we had the courage to confront the doubts we timidly conceive about ourselves, none of us would utter an ‘I’ without shame.

I did only what my duty demanded. I could have taken no other course without dishonor.

Young men, of course, don’t want to be guided by old back numbers, but at the same time I know that in my own case I gained a lot by studying the characters of the chiefs under whom I served from time to time. Lord Wolseley, for instance, said: ‘Use your common sense rather than book instructions.’

That’s too bad. I like the golf course. We’re seeing it under some difficult conditions because of the greens, (but) I have great memories here.

For in the end, it is all about memory, its sources and its magnitude, and, of course, its consequences.

Of course, you only live one life, and you make all your mistakes, and learn what not to do, and that’s the end of you.

Responsible is Able to respond, Able to answer for the way we choose to live. There’s only one person we have to answer to, of course, and that is ourselves.

Navigate by the same star, unwilling to change, and you find yourself not only off-course but lost.

It takes more courage to send men into battle than to fight the battle yourself.

Our weapons are the ironic mind against the literal, the open mind against the credulous, the courageous pursuit of truth against the fearful and abject forces who would set limits to investigation (and who stupidly claim that we already have all the truth we need).

Whatever is destined not to happen will not happen, try as you may. Whatever is destined to happen will happen, do what you may to prevent it. This is certain. The best course, therefore, is to remain silent.

My definition of freedom is knowing who you are, and then being it. No matter what anyone else is doing. And naked parties of course.

Charting your own course isn’t just more necessary than ever before. It’s also much easier – and much more fun.

In the turbulence of this anxious and active world many people are leading uneventful, lonely lives. To them dreariness, not disaster, is the enemy. They seldom realize that on their steadfastness, on their ability to withstand the fatigue of dull repetitive work, and on their courage in meeting constant small adversities depend in great measure the happiness and prosperity of the community as a whole. The upward course of a nation’s history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its average men and women.

The path, of course, is not always smooth, and may at times this year have felt quite bumpy, but small steps can make a world of difference.

The upward course of a nation’s history is due, in the long run, to the soundness of heart of its average men and women.

Part of my daily regime is my glucosamine and, of course, a multitude of multivitamins. Branched-chain amino acids, glutamine, of course, protein. I have one protein shake a day, and that is immediately after my training.

I’d rather sit in bed and watch TV. All of my ex-boyfriends, of course, not Paris, would be like, ‘What’s the problem? You’re so not sexual.

To course across more kindly waters now my talent’s little vessel lifts her sails, leaving behind herself a sea so cruel; and what I sing will be that second kingdom, in which the human soul is cleansed of sin, becoming worthy of ascent to Heaven.

My course is set for an uncharted sea.

A government must not waiver once it has chosen its course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward.

Fame is empowering. My mistake was that I thought I would instinctively know how to handle it. But there’s no manual, no training course.

If God had begun saving us because we were good, He would of course leave off saving us when we were not good.

Of course it’s possible to love a human being if you don’t know them too well.

There are as many nights as days, and one is just as long as the other in the year’s course

I gave you everything. What’s mine is yours. I want you to live your life of course, but I hope you get what you dying for

Should a seeker not find a companion who is better or equal, let them resolutely pursue a solitary course.

Faith in oneself is the best and safest course.

Let nature take its course, and your tools will strike at the right moment.

They say love is a stream that will find its course.

I didn’t know, until reading A Course in Miracles, that a miracle is a reasonable thing to ask for. I didn’t know that a miracle is just a shift in perception.

Of course it’s the same old story. Truth usually is the same old story.

I’m a happy man, because I am successful in what I do, of course; but what makes me most happy is I have people around me that I love and who love me back. This, for me, is the most important thing. Nobody likes to be alone

A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.

It’s still a very long way to go and I know the gap of course is quite big, but I also know that can switch around very quickly.

The world is, of course, nothing but our conception of it.

I have good people around me, so I always have advice. A lot of people can talk to me, but it’s me, of course, who still has to take that to the track and to perform.

Of course there will be difficult times, and there will be more in the future, but I know what I have to do in the car.

Of course I think everybody has moments in their careers when they’re frustrated, or you’re not happy with the current situation.

The Tortoise never for a moment stopped, but went on with a slow but steady pace straight to the end of the course

I do know there are a lot of people who seem to be in my corner, and that’s, of course, wonderful. I’m really more interested in the nomination than in the award, because I think the nomination just puts you within a group of outstanding actors.

We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality.

Do I need my number retired throughout the course of the league to acknowledge what I’ve done? No.

I am not a lover of Israel, of course. I have no reason to be. But I don’t hate Jews.