I doubt whether classical education ever has been or can be successfully carried out without corporal punishment.

Tears are sometimes an inappropriate response to death. When a life has been lived completely honestly completely successfully or just completely the correct response to death's perfect punctuation mark is a smile.

Through the inspiration of Vaclav's words the courage of his dissidence and the integrity of his leadership Czechoslovakia successfully transitioned from an authoritarian state to a free democracy at the heart of Europe.

The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense without the grace of genius can deal with successfully.

The prizes go to those who meet emergencies successfully. And the way to meet emergencies is to do each daily task the best we can.

I did successfully kick tobacco at the age of 34. I smoked for like 20 years from 14 to 34.

I basically started playing violin at the age of six. That lasted about three years because my previous teacher died and the second teacher didn't really know how to successfully get me going.