Be shocking, be daring, be bold, be passionate.

The best manner of avenging ourselves is by not resembling him who has injured us.

Happiness is not perfected until it is shared.

Imparting knowledge is only lighting other men's candles at our lamp without depriving ourselves of any flame.

Nobility, without virtue, is a fine setting without a gem

Self-love leads men of narrow minds to measure all mankind by their own capacity.

That grief is the most durable which flows inward, and buries its streams with its fountain, in the depths of the heart.

It is not designed that the road should be made too smooth for us here upon earth.

There is nothing so clear-sighted and sensible as a noble mind in a low estate.

Magnanimity is above circumstance; and any virtue which depends on that is more of constitution than of principle.

National antipathy is the basest, because the most illiberal and illiterate of all prejudices.

Knowing God is like listening to beautiful music. His words have power. He lifts me up & soothes my soul. He makes me dance. He gives me joy.

Whenever your focus is on doing what you want and making yourself feel good, you can be confident that the Spirit of God is not the one leading the way.

Integrity is the essence of a beautiful, ethical life.

The mosquitos are so big they eat you alive wear your shoes.

I can always go back to construction. That's great money, but the problem is you can cut off your hand.

I started with Sam Cooke when I was 6 or 7 years old.

You could say science also is an art.

We don't have politicians with dignity and morals. We never have, not since [Nelson] Mandela and [Mahatma ] Gandhi. It's really rare.

One of the things I have had to focus on, in order to move forward, is not being a stunt monkey.

Democracy is the current industry standard political system, but unfortunately it is ill-suited for a libertarian state.