Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.

Francis Bacon
philosopher 1561 - 1626

Sovereignty is not given, it is taken.

Kemal Ataturk
soldier 1881 - 1938

Advice in old age is foolish; for what can be more absurd than to increase our provisions for the road the nearer we approach to our journey's end.

Marcus Tullius Cicero
Roman Statesman 106 BC - 43 BC

I took some time out for life.

James L. Brooks
producer 1940 -