Alone! Alone! No beacon, far or near! No chart, no compass, and no anchor stay!

Let Justice, blind and halt and maimed, chastise the rebel spirit surging in my veins, let the Law deal me penalties and pains And make me hideous in my neighbours' eyes.

Try to understand men. If you understand each other you will be kind to each other. Knowing a man well never leads to hate and almost always leads to love.

But promises based on ignorance always prove disappointing.

I have now disposed of all my property to my family. There is one thing more I wish I could give them, and that is the Christian religion.

The Republic of Texas is no more.

He was essentially a truth-speaking man, if only he know how to speak the truth.

It is not the business of the church to adapt Christ to men, but men to Christ.

Live your life like you're the hero in your movie and right now.

The future does not belong to those who are content with today Rather, it will belong to those who can blend vision, reason, and courage in a personal commitment.

If modesty and candor are necessary to an author in his judgment of his own works, no less are they in his reader.

With electricity we were wired into a new world, for electricity brought the radio, a "crystal set" and with enough ingenuity, one could tickle the crystal with a cat's whisker and pick up anything.