A man who writes well writes not as others write, but as he himself writes; it is often in speaking badly that he speaks well.

It is necessary from the very nature of things that power should be a check to power.

The deterioration of every government begins with the decay of the principles on which it was founded.

We receive three educations, one from our parents, one from our school-masters, and one from the world. The third contradicts all that the first two teach us.

There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.

Every man who has power is impelled to abuse it.

In the state of nature... all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality. Society makes them lose it, and they recover it only by the protection of the law.

A nation may lose its liberties in a day and not miss them in a century.

For a country, everything will be lost when the jobs of an economist and a banker become highly respected professions.

Liberty... is there only when there is no abuse of power.

Knowledge humanizes mankind, and reason inclines to mildness; but prejudices eradicate every tender disposition.

For friendship I have nobody else except the volcano.

For me, it always has to be about health. That's why I'm a vegan. Well, I don't even do that for my health entirely, I do it for animals.

Power is very much like the wind. It comes and goes; no one really owns it. People are foolish enough to think they possess power. You don't possess power, power possesses you. Power uses you.

The worst is still ahead of us. But no one in Washington has the spine to tell you that.

If my life was to have a single, all-satisfying, unifying passion, it would have to be God's passion.

I believe in the relation between photography and music; And thats my inspiration.

There's nothing wrong with having a 9-to-5 job, but figure out a way to have another stream of income.

Perhaps not as badly applied and not as obvious, but for thousands of years, people have worn makeup on stage.

If books were Persian carpets, one would not look only at the outer side. because it is the stitch that makes a carpet wear, gives it its life and bloom.

Perfection bores me, in art, in music; most of all, in people. Luckily, perfection is rare.