Constitutions should consist only of general provisions the reason is that they must necessarily be permanent and that they cannot calculate for the possible change of things.

People sometimes attribute my success to my genius; all the genius I know anything about is hard work.

Give all the power to the many, they will oppress the few. Give all the power to the few, they will oppress the many.

When a government betrays the people by amassing too much power and becoming tyrannical, the people have no choice but to exercise their original right of self-defense — to fight the government.

One great error is that we suppose mankind more honest than they are.

I think the first duty of society is justice.

There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.

Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike.

A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.

Foreign influence is truly the Grecian horse to a republic. We cannot be too careful to exclude its influence.

It's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government.

Owning Languages, Owning identities.

Of my friends I am the only one I have left.

The Saints are the Sinners who keep on trying.

And who am I? That's one secret I'll never tell...You know you love me. XOXO, Gossip Girl

I could never before say that I loved color or that I understood color. But Oscar de la Renta opened up a side of my brain.

We are enmeshed in a lineage that came from somewhere and is going to make way for the next generation.

When an uninstructed multitude attempts to see with its eyes, it is exceedingly apt to be deceived.

To start writing about your life is, from one standpoint, to stop living it. You must avoid adventures today so as to make time for registering those of yesterday.

People shouldn't find out how trashy I am.

On all sides, life is surrounded by hostility. This puts us under an obligation.