Each co-operative institution will become a school of business in which each member will acquire a knowledge of the laws of trade and commerce.

Government itself is founded upon the great doctrine of the consent of the governed, and has its cornerstone in the memorable principle that men are endowed with inalienable rights.

The real conflict, if any exists, is between two industrial systems.

The employee is regarded by the employer merely in the light of his value as an operative. His productive capacity alone is taken into account.

I have always been fully persuaded that, through co-operation, labor could become its own employer.

All legislative experiments in the way of making forcible distribution of the wealth produced in any country have failed.

The right of each individual in any relation to secure to himself the full benefits of his intelligence, his capacity, his industry and skill are among the inalienable inheritances of humanity.

When money is controlled by a few it gives that few an undue power and control over labor and the resources of the country. Labor will have its best return when the laborer can control its disposal.

Money is the great tool through whose means labor and skill become universally co-operative.

Each individual member of a co-operative society works with that interest which is inseparable from the new position he enjoys. Each has an interest in the other.

Laboring men can perform for themselves the office of becoming their own employers.

The biggest opportunity for light to have extreme impact is where there is extreme darkness.

Aside from comic book heroes, the only real life heroes I had were musicians.

The sky is like a black sieve pierced by silver drops that tremble, ready to burst through.

An old cat sports not with her prey.

Is not all creation a transgression?

It's strange for my friends when they see me on TV and in magazines, because the person that they see doing interviews and pictures on the red carpet is not the person that they know.

There never was a war that was not inward; I must fight till I have conquered in myself what causes war.

Hope for the best and make peace with the rest.

What woman would not appreciate a God who becomes her attorney, assumes her case, requires no fee, and wins her the victory?

A walk about Paris will provide lessons in history, beauty, and in the point of Life.