A work of art is above all an adventure of the mind. You can only predict things after they've happened. You've always made the mistake of being yourself. Everything that possesses life dies if it has to live in uncongenial surroundings. We invent what we love, and what we fear.
Great minds have purposes, others have wishes.
Every man who has been in office a few years believes he has a life estate in it, a vested right. This is not the principle of our government. It is a rotation in office that will perpetuate our liberty. One man with courage makes a majority. Of course, it's no accident that things are more likely to go your way when you stop worrying about whether you're going to win or lose and focus your full attention on what's happening right this moment .