A sound mind in a sound body, is a short, but full description of a happy state in this World: he that has these two, has little more to wish for; and he that wants either of them, will be little the better for anything else.
John Locke

Things of this world are in so constant a flux, that nothing remains long in the same state.
John Locke

In our natural state, we are glorious beings. In the world of illusion, we are lost and imprisoned, slaves to our appetites and our will to false power.
Marianne Williamson

To be ignorant of the lives of the most celebrated men of antiquity is to continue in a state of childhood all our days.
Plutarch

In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.
Plutarch

I guess happiness is not a state you want to be in all the time.
John Belushi

When an idea exclusively occupies the mind, it is transformed into an actual physical or mental state.
Swami Vivekananda

We will stand up for our friends in the world. And one of the most important friends is the State of Israel. My administration will be steadfast in support Israel against terrorism and violence, and in seeking the peace for which all Israelis pray.
George W. Bush

And now, of course this is another thing I didn't count on, that now as the governor of the state of California, I am selling California worldwide. You see that? Selling.
Arnold Schwarzenegger

My own dreams fortunately came true in this great state. I became Mr. Universe; I became a successful businessman. And even though some people say I still speak with a slight accent, I have reached the top of the acting profession.
Arnold Schwarzenegger

Gray Davis can run a dirty campaign better than anyone, but he can't run a state.
Arnold Schwarzenegger

I pretty much try to stay in a constant state of confusion just because of the expression it leaves on my face.
Johnny Depp

Most of us are about as eager to be changed as we were to be born, and go through our changes in a similar state of shock.
James A. Baldwin

Sectional football games have the glory and the despair of war, and when a Texas team takes the field against a foreign state, it is an army with banners.
John Steinbeck

Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise.
Francis Bacon

All initiation of force is a violation of someone else's rights, whether initiated by an individual or the state, for the benefit of an individual or group of individuals, even if it's supposed to be for the benefit of another individual or group of individuals.
Ron Paul

For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied by barbarous refinements, has been trying to hold crime in check; yet crime persists. Why? Because the instincts that are warring in man are not, as the law claims, constant forces in a state of equilibrium.
Albert Camus

All modern revolutions have ended in a reinforcement of the power of the State.
Albert Camus

All our final decisions are made in a state of mind that is not going to last.
Marcel Proust

It is always during a passing state of mind that we make lasting resolutions.
Marcel Proust