Ben

“Jesus of Nazareth, without money and arms, conquered more millions than Alexander the Great, Caesar, Mohammed, and Napoleon; without science and learning, he shed more light on things human and divine than all philosophers and scholars combined; without the eloquence of school, he spoke such words of life as were never spoken before or since, and produced effects which lie beyond the reach of orator or poet; without writing a single line, he set more pens in motion, and furnished themes for more sermons, orations, discussions, learned volumes, works of art, and songs of praise than the whole army of great men of ancient and modern times.”
― Philip Schaff

“The reading of history very soon made me feel that I was capable of achieving as much as the men who are placed in the highest ranks of our annals.”
― Napoléon Bonaparte

“My whole desire is to run up and down the sea coast looking for you.”
― John Cage, The Selected Letters of John Cage

“To assert as truth that which has no meaning is the core mission of humanity.”
― Tom King, The Vision, Vol. 1: Little Worse Than a Man