"Terrorism" is what we call the violence of the weak, and we condemn it; "war" is what we call the violence of the strong, and we glorify it.
Sydney J. HarrisOnce we assuage our conscience by calling something a "necessary evil", it begins to look more and more necessary and less and less evil.
Sydney J. HarrisThose who imagine that the world is against them have generally conspired to make it true.
Sydney J. HarrisNice things are done for our own sake, not for the sake of others. The pleasure must reside in the performance, not in the applause. Good deeds are, in a deeper psychological way, a favor to oneself. If this is not grasped, then our whole sense of personal relationships becomes warped.
Sydney J. Harris