All human laws are, properly speaking, only declaratory; they may alter the mode and application, but have no power over the substance of original justice.

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.

Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it.

The hottest fires in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of moral crisis.

Silence is golden but when it threatens your freedom it's yellow.

In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.

It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare.

When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.

Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy.

The Fate of good men who refuse to become involved in politics is to be ruled by evil men.

If I have more than one life, I would definitely dedicate this one entirely to you.

By any sane definition of success, if you wake up in a pool of blood and nobody has shot you, you are not successful.

Education costs money. But then so does ignorance.

I thought I was an actor playing a wizard. But really, I was a wizard playing an actor.

Don't ask for security, ask for adventure. Better to live 30 years full of adventure than a 100 years safe in the corner.

Sometimes people can't afford to work for you, or they're not interested or available, and you hate to have written the whole movie with somebody in mind and not get them.

I like to dress for my shape - I think it's important for women to do that generally - it makes me feel good.

It's not about how smart you are. It's about your values.

It is not the nature of the task, but its consecration, that is the vital thing.

There can be no high civility without a deep morality, though it may not always call itself by that name.