At AT&T, I learned an awful lot about people, and how important it is to

have the right people in the right jobs. And when I say 'right people,' I'm not talking about their college degree or work history; I'm talking about things like bearing - How does this person interact with other people? Can he or she talk to you and not tick you off?
Edward Whitacre, Jr.

If you do not think about your future, you cannot have one.
John Galsworthy

Pale death, with impartial step, knocks at the hut of the poor and the towers of kings.
Horace

If I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes.
Plutarch

The president is here, strong and firm as a monkey's tail.
Jean-Claude Duvalier

All genius is a conquering of chaos and mystery.
Otto Weininger

Fair and softly goes far.
Miguel de Cervantes

I'm also looking for gems that the average reader might have missed.
Terri Windling

Declaring independence was the most traumatic decision I had to live up to. Because I didn't want to do it.
Ian Smith