All men are created equal and have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

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.

Things are not real, but they are the reflection of our imaginations and perceptions.

In youth and beauty wisdom is but rare!

Jean Thompson's short-story collection 'Who Do You Love' is a beautiful book, but a hell of a sad one.

If life be a war, it seemed my destiny to conduct it single-handed.

Things always look different from higher up.

I'm pretty fast with a camera when I have to be. However, I think it's irrelevant.

Acting for kids is like playing house, you know? But growing up in Hollywood, it just made it seem possible.

I am really puzzled to understand myself.

Boredom is a blessing when it leads you to wisdom. And boredom is a curse when it leads you to frustration and depression.

In phrases as brief as a breath worldly wisdom concentrates.