Anarchy [is] necessarily consequent to inefficiency.

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.

Once you drop a mask, you can never wear it again.

I really, really wanted to be successful in my life just based on me and my mind alone…I didn’t ever want it to be an equation that amounted to a result coming from my brain plus something else.

Disappointments are to the soul what the thunder-storm is to the air.

If you're utopian, you're never satisfied.

Where I come from we say that rhythm is the soul of life, because the whole universe revolves around rhythm, and when we get out of rhythm, that’s when we get into trouble.

I celebrate the spirit of Christmas. It's the winter solstice celebration, rebirth and new possibilities.

Love goes away when your mind goes away and then you're someone else.

I think the education system is great just the way it is. There's kids in my neighborhood in Los Angeles, seven years old, that can already speak fluent Spanish.

All you're supposed to do is every once in a while give the boys a little tea and sympathy.

Technology without hate can be so beneficial for mankind, but in conjunction with hatred, it leads to disaster.