A Man's management of his own purse speaks volumes about character

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.

The end of democracy and the defeat of the American Revolution will occur when government falls into the hands of lending institutions and moneyed incorporations.

I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.

I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.

When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.

Truth between candid minds can never do harm.

The government you elect is the government you deserve.

Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.

You cannot change a man . . . you can only change yourself.

We are so strangely made

A book is not complete until it’s read

Painting is a language which cannot be replaced by another language. I don't know what to say about what I paint, really.

To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a fool.

The lion cares less about being king of the beasts than about finding his dinner.

In the heart of any pious Jew, God is a Jew. Is your God an Englishman or an American?

I want to love the things as no one has thought to love them.

But there is something seductive and the character, Alfie is so charming, and does make you think like you are the most important thing in the world but he's not that nice, is he.

For me, creativity is essentially a spiritual experience, a conversation between my soul and me.