Decided only to be undecided, resolved to be irresolute, adamant for drift, solid for fluidity, all-powerful to be impotent.

My greatest good fortune in a life of brilliant experiences has been to find you, and to lead my life with you. I don't feel far away from you out here at all. I feel very near in my heart; and also I feel that the nearer I get to honour, the nearer I am to you.

The United States stands at the pinnacle of world power. This is a solemn moment for the American democracy. For with primacy in power is joined an awe-inspiring accountability for the future.

Fancy living in one of these streets, never seeing anything beautiful, never eating anything savoury, never saying anything clever!

For the first time I heard shots fired in anger, heard bullets strike flesh or whistle through the air.

However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.

How often in life must one be content with what one can get!