A habit of labor in the people is as essential to the health and rigor of their minds and bodies as it is conducive to the welfare of the state.

People sometimes attribute my success to my genius; all the genius I know anything about is hard work.

Give all the power to the many, they will oppress the few. Give all the power to the few, they will oppress the many.

When a government betrays the people by amassing too much power and becoming tyrannical, the people have no choice but to exercise their original right of self-defense — to fight the government.

One great error is that we suppose mankind more honest than they are.

I think the first duty of society is justice.

There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.

Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike.

A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.

Foreign influence is truly the Grecian horse to a republic. We cannot be too careful to exclude its influence.

It's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government.

The thing that grieves the heart of the Lord is when God doesn’t see men who stand in defense of the truth

You can only manage to convince a person to admit to being wrong, not ignorant, arrogant, or stupid.

I'm usually a bit awkward in houses that I haven't been to before, so it's a way to not look weird. If I find something I've read before it automatically makes me more comfortable.

Your lips are the only stimulant I need.

The only reason I wouldn't go to some parts of New York is the real risk of meeting Donald Trump.

You’ll learn that the key to a great book is editing-grindin g, buffing, and polishing-not writing.

I'm usually called upon to play the dreary suicidal girl.

I think as long as the standard of quality, the story-telling, film-making, acting etc. etc. remains consistent, then you've got a good change of making a decent anthology.

Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.

For an introvert his environment is himself and can never be subject to startling or unforeseen change.