A well informed citizenry is the best defense against tyranny.

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 had this expression on your face, like you weren’t quite sure you were supposed to be on Earth.

The truth remains itself, even the human minds cannot see it.

Be who you want to be and not care about what others think.

Mistrust first impulses; they are nearly always good.

You are not superior just because you see the world in an odious light.

Live in each season as it passes: breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit.

It took putting one foot in front of the other every single day to get through it to the point where I made it back on the team and won a gold medal in 2008.

Build a wardrobe rather than focusing on trends.

If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes-then learn how to do it later!

Sometimes I think that novelists suffer from P.C.S.: Perpetual Childhood Syndrome.