It's easier to be original and foolish than original and…

God, possessing supreme and infinite wisdom, acts in the most perfect manner, not only metaphysically, but also morally speaking, and ... with respect to…

— Gottfried Leibniz

Many persons have been confused and discouraged at the very outset of the study by the great variety and the delicate distinctions of the…

— Howard Staunton

Pete Seeger is a modest, unassuming, cheerful, and kind-natured man. He's a good folk singer, if you can stand folk singing. And he's such…

— P. J. O'Rourke

Whatever we may say against collections, which present authors in a disjointed form, they nevertheless bring about many excellent results. We are not always…

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

President Bush has had an outstanding Secretary of State in Colin Powell and there are not many people who could replace him, making Condoleezza…

— Anonymous

I'm not sure I would have ever started to draw, let alone write, if my childhood hadn't been so happy. It was a mixture…

— Tove Jansson

“In your goals to go the extra mile, prepare to pay an extra cost. Excellence is to be exceptional, surpassing, more competent and a…

— Israelmore Ayivor

Drill in exact translation is an excellent way of disposing the mind against that looseness and exaggeration with which the sensationalists have corrupted our…

— Richard M. Weaver

Because there are three classes of intellects: one which comprehends by itself; another which appreciates what others comprehend; and a third which neither comprehends…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

David Cronenberg is the most provocative, original, and consistently excellent North American director of his generation.

— J. Hoberman

“I follow the Law—the Most Excellent Law.”

— Rudyard Kipling

I would rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my powers and dominion.

— Alexander the Great

If you are well-mannered towards those whose views are similar to yours, you may be said to exhibit a fairly good character. But, if…

— Anonymous

Things are going well in Germany because the economy is booming and as an export-driven nation, we are profiting from the fact that we…

— Martin Schulz

Unmarried couples should get married - that's an excellent tax avoidance measure, if a bit drastic.

— John Whiting