Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may s... - Mark Twain

"Herodotus says, "Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all: the conscientious historian will correct these defects."

"The easy confidence with which I know another man's religion is folly teaches me to suspect that my own is also."

"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great."

"Part of the secret of a success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside."

"The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time."