We should often blush for our very best actions if the world did but see all the motives upon which they were done.

We should often feel ashamed of our best actions if the world could see all the motives which produced them.

You should read history and look at ostracism persecution martyrdom and that kind of thing. They always happen to the best men you know.

It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen.

The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy but the best weapon of a democracy should be the weapon of openness.

If you felt that excitement when you voted for Barack Obama shouldn't you feel that way now that he's President Obama? You know there's something wrong with the kind of job he's done as president when the best feeling you had was the day you voted for him.

It has always been my belief that a man should do his best regardless of how much he receives for his services or the number of people he may be serving or the class of people served.

I just think it is important that you realize that you're the best in the world. Whether you are a Democrat or Republican or whether you're libertarian or whatever you are the best. And we should not ever forget that. And when somebody does not do the job we got to let them go.

One of the best things that ever happened to me is that I'm a woman. That is the way all females should feel.

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan you should wear it inside where it functions best.

No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don't want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life's change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new.

It is not best that we should all think alike it is a difference of opinion that makes horse races.

Our prayers should be for blessings in general for God knows best what is good for us.

It is important to fund young researchers who want to do curiosity-driven research. Curiosity-driven research is a part of life. Some people are curious. They want to learn more about nature and society should help that. It's like art: you can learn more and bring more beauty.

When the soul looks out of its body it should see only beauty in its path. These are the sights we must hold in mind in order to move to a higher place.

The beauty comes with the balance. Everyone should find his own balance in his personal as well as his professional life. Once you do so you will feel and look beautiful.

I'm always suspicious of really beautiful women telling us we shouldn't be worried about beauty.