A state too expensive in itself, or by virtue of its dependencies, ultimately falls into decay.

When tyranny becomes law, rebellion is a right.

An ignorant people is the blind instrument of its own destruction.

The art of victory is learned in defeat.

Flee the country where a lone man holds all power: It is a nation of slaves.

To do something right it must be done twice. The first time instructs the second.

A people that loves freedom will in the end be free.

Do not compare your material forces with those of the enemy. Spirit cannot be compared with matter. You are human beings, they are beasts. You are free, they are slaves.

The United States appear to be destined by Providence to plague America with misery in the name of liberty.

It is harder to maintain the balance of freedom than it is to endure the weight of tyranny.

Colombians! My last wish is for the happiness of the patria. If my death contributes to the end of partisanship and the consolidation of the union, I shall be lowered in peace into my grave.

Once a good model gets inside you, it can inform and guide you throughout a lifetime.

She wasn’t pretty, and she didn’t even bother to try to fit in. She didn’t care to.

In motivating people to love and defend the natural world, an ounce of hope is worth a ton of despair.

Nothing is impossible when we follow our inner guidance, even when its direction may threaten us by reversing our usual logic.

There is some risk involved in action, there always is. But there is far more risk in failure to act.

I'm such a hater, and will hate on anything.

Recently somebody said, "Hey, you lost weight," and I said, "Yeah, thirty-five pounds and three and a half billion dollars." So I'm quite a bit lighter and more flexible than I was.

You will always be here with me; As long as I live, A towering figure of love.

I'm as clean as the days are long.

I looked at what adults were doing and how they wanted to earn money, and I really didn't want to do that. I wanted to go away.