Wishful thinking is not idealism. It is self-indulgence at best and self-exaltation at worst. In either case, it is usually at the expense of others. In other words, it is the opposite of idealism. Thomas Sowell on best
Power is always dangerous. Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best. Edward Abbey on best
As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information. Benjamin Disraeli on best
There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts. Charles Dickens on best
Knowing that we can be loved exactly as we are gives us all the best opportunity for growing into the healthiest of people. Fred Rogers on best
The best time I ever had with Joan Crawford was when I pushed her down the stairs in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? Bette Davis on best
The intention to live as long as possible isn't one of the mind's best intentions, because quantity isn't the same as quality. Deepak Chopra on best
The future hasn't happened yet and the past is gone. So I think the only moment we have is right here and now, and I try to make the best of those moments, the moments that I'm in. Annie Lennox on best
The noir hero is a knight in blood caked armor. He's dirty and he does his best to deny the fact that he's a hero the whole time. Frank Miller on best
I looked on child rearing not only as a work of love and duty but as a profession that was fully as interesting and challenging as any honorable profession in the world and one that demanded the best that I could bring to it. Rose Kennedy on best
For Forms of Government let fools contest whatever is best administered is best. Alexander Pope on best
The best thing we can do if we want the Russians to let us be Americans is to let the Russians be Russian. George F. Kennan on best
You should read history and look at ostracism, persecution, martyrdom, and that kind of thing. They always happen to the best men, you know. George Eliot on best
Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator. Marcus Tullius Cicero on best
We should often feel ashamed of our best actions if the world could see all the motives which produced them. Francois de La Rochefoucauld on best
We should often blush for our very best actions, if the world did but see all the motives upon which they were done. Francois de La Rochefoucauld on best
The best way to keep your friends is not to give them away. Wilson Mizner on best
I love that for Barack, there is no such thing as 'us' and 'them' - he doesn't care whether you're a Democrat, a Republican, or none of the above... he knows that we all love our country... and he's always ready to listen to good ideas... he's always looking for the very best in everyone he meets. Michelle Obama on best
Use those talents you have. You will make it. You will give joy to the world. Take this tip from nature: The woods would be a very silent place if no birds sang except those who sang best. Bernard Meltzer on best
The wildest colts make the best horses. Plutarch on best