An idea is a greater monument than a cathedral.

When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become president. I'm beginning to believe it.

True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else.

You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man's freedom.

I have never killed any one, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction.

The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business.

I don't believe in God because I don't believe in Mother Goose.

A criminal is someone without the capital to incorporate

I am not afraid of any god in the universe who would send me or any other man or woman to hell. If there were such a being, he would not be a god; he would be a devil.

I don't like spinach, and I'm glad I don't, because if I liked it I'd eat it, and I just hate it.

Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for.

Isolation might be more hazardous than splendor.

I have an affection for a great city. I feel safe in the neighborhood of man, and enjoy the sweet security of the streets.

There's a lot of people in this world who spend so much time watching their health that they haven't the time to enjoy it.

I always felt a love for music, but I never got my nerve up enough to try a musical instrument in school.

And what's a life? - a weary pilgrimage, Whose glory in one day doth fill the stage With childhood, manhood, and decrepit age.

The longer I've been a director, the less I have to 'direct.'

We should be I hope finally realizing what Vladimir Putin is. He's an old colonel, KGB, apparatchik, and he dreams of the restoration of the Russian empire.

When your mind is empty of prejudices you can see the Tao. When your heart is empty of desires you can follow the Tao.

I'm wholehearted about whatever I do.

More than trends, consumers need functionality. Everything needs an element of fashion, but thats more like a spice.