Choice is the essence of ethics: if there were no choice there would be no ethics, no good, no evil; good and evil have meaning only insofar as man is free to choose.

Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction.

If you want something said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman.

Socialists cry “Power to the people”, and raise the clenched fist as they say it. We all know what they really mean - power over people, power to the State.

If you set out to be liked, you will accomplish nothing.

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.

I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left.

Each generation has to stand up for democracy. It can't take anything for granted and may have to fight fundamental battles anew.

There are too many people who imagine that there is something sophisticated about always believing the best of those who hate your country, and the worst of those who defend it.

If you set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing.

A man who, beyond the age of 26, finds himself on a bus can count himself as a failure.

That vice has often proved an emancipator of the mind, is one of the most humiliating, but, at the same time, one of the most unquestionable facts in history.

Don't wait for a reason to feel the joy. Life is for joy.

To wisdom there is no end, only acceptance of its limitless range.

Don't depend on anyone too much. Even your shadow leaves when it's dark.

To persevere in one's duty and be silent is the best answer to calumny.

I've never chased money. It's always been about what I can do to motivate and inspire people.

Anyone that makes me a quarter of a billion dollars, I like.

I believe in perpetual art, no matter if there are not many artists like me on this earth.

We're Tuesday people.

God is the most important thing in our lives. I suppose that's true of everybody's lives, whether or not they want to believe it.