The idea is to write it so that people hear it and it slides through the brain and goes straight to the heart.
Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.
One of the great penalties those of us who live our lives in full view of the public must pay is the loss of that most cherished birthright of man's, privacy.
No matter how thin you slice it, there will always be two sides.
They say I do not have the qualifications to be president, that I do not have education. Well, I would never divide the Liberian people.
I want to put a ding in the universe.
Every man's memory is his private literature.
Common sense is not so common.
To the young people I say, you are a gift to your communities and indeed the world. You are our hope and our future.
Who are you to judge the life I live? I know I'm not perfect-and I don't live to be-but before you start pointing fingers... make sure your hands are clean!
My government will be open. Anyone found guilty of corruption will be dealt with in accordance with the law. If you are corrupt you will have to hang your boots.
The cure for boredom is curiosity.There is no cure for curiosity.
Rich men's houses are seldom beautiful, rarely comfortable, and never original. It is a constant source of surprise to people of moderate means to observe how little a big fortune contributes to Beauty.
I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues.
The mind is a superb instrument if used rightly. Used wrongly, however, it becomes very destructive. To put it more accurately... you usually don't use it at all. It uses you.
Usually when people are sad, they don't do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change.
Freedom is from within.
Anybody who watches three games of football in a row should be declared brain dead.
When I had nothing to lose, I had everything. When I stopped being who I am, I found myself.
In ballet a complicated story is impossible to tell... we can't dance synonyms.
I will go on my knees and ask the Liberian people to participate in bringing peace and stability to our country.