Mortal as I am, I know that I am born for a day. But when I follow at my pleasure the serried multitude of the stars in their circular course, my feet no longer touch the earth.
- Ptolemy,c.150 AD

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
- Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)

If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolute powerlessness make you pure?
- Harry Shearer

One person with a belief is equal to a force of 99 who have only interests.
- John Stuart Mill (1806 - 1873)

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.
- Stewart L. Udall

Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with the purpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.
- Woodrow Wilson (1856 - 1924)

Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical.
- Blaise Pascal

The universe is my country, and space flight is my religion.
- Me