Winston Churchill

Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection.

- Winston Churchill

Ayn Rand

 A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others. 

- Ayn Rand

Immanuel Kant

 In law a man is guilty when he violates the rights of others. In ethics he is guilty if he only thinks of doing so. 

- Immanuel Kant

Princess Diana

 The greatest problem in the world today is intolerance. Everyone is so intolerant of each other. 

- Princess Diana

Pope John Paul II

 As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live. 

- Pope John Paul II

Steven Spielberg

 Lincoln's leadership is based on a number of precepts, but my favorite one is that he acted in the name, and for the good, of the people. 

- Steven Spielberg

Woody Allen

 Dying is one of the few things that can be done as easily lying down. 

- Woody Allen

Dalai Lama

 Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them. 

- Dalai Lama

Henry David Thoreau

 Our life is frittered away by detail... simplify, simplify. 

- Henry David Thoreau

Plato

 Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty. 

- Plato

Eric Hoffer

 The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings. 

- Eric Hoffer

Mark Twain

 Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example. 

- Mark Twain

Jack Dempsey

 Nobody owes anybody a living, but everybody is entitled to a chance. 

- Jack Dempsey

Charles M. Schulz

 I think I've discovered the secret of life - you just hang around until you get used to it. 

- Charles M. Schulz

Shirley Temple

 Dr. Kissinger was a former child. Jerry Ford was a former child. Even F.D.R. was a former child. I retired from the movies in 1949, and I'm still a former child. 

- Shirley Temple