As labor creates the wealth of the country, we demand the passage of such laws as may be necessary to protect it in all its rights.

Freedom of thought and freedom of speech in our great institutions are absolutely necessary for the preservation of our country. The moment either is restricted, liberty begins to wither and die.

No man's ambitions (have) a right to stand in the way of performing a simple act of justice.

Dancing is like poetry written by our bodies: our outstretched arms our words of longing.

There's a non-existent peace in the uncertain quietness

Even though God rules in the affairs of men, yet the earth is not God’s jurisdiction.

I only wanted to suggest to you that self-sacrifice is a passion so overwhelming that beside it even lust and hunger are trifling.

The idea of having a steady job is appealing.

Being a film director involves, above all, a lot of hard work and resolve and determination. The glamour doesn't come until the premiere and the thing is all long done.

That's it. With equal parts regret and relief, the Jane's Addiction experiment is at an end.

I think, in these days, especially in the States, you have to be a politician or an assassin or something, to really be a superstar.

Otherness is a big thing for me. I'm always drawn to characters that live lives that I couldn't lead.

What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare.