I don't want to be compared to anyone. I want to be the first version of myself, not the next version of someone else.

The stranger is close to us, insofar as we feel between him and ourselves common features of a national, social, occupational, or generally human, nature. He is far from us, insofar as these common features extend beyond him or us, and connect us only because they connect a great many people.

"The past is always with us, for it feeds the present."

Innovation in forestry practices is key to balancing economic growth and environmental protection.

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.

It is not the young people that degenerate,they are not spoiled till those of mature age are already sunk into corruption.