Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.

Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.

In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.

The right of every American to first-class citizenship is the most important issue of our time.

-- Jackie Robinson

There is no room in baseball for discrimination. It is our national pastime and a game for all.

-- Lou Gehrig

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.

-- Muhammad Ali

The greatest joy of a conqueror is to drive his enemies before him, to seize their horses and treasure, and to hear the lamentation of their women.

-- Genghis Khan

A conqueror must wield both the sword and the law.

-- Timur

A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us.

-- Franz Kafka