Education makes a man a more intelligent shoemaker, if that be his occupation, but not by teaching him how to make shoes; it does so by the mental exercise it gives, and the habits it impresses.

If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.

Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative.

War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse.

A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.

To tax the larger incomes at a higher percentage than the smaller, is to lay a tax on industry and economy; to impose a penalty on people for having worked harder and saved more than their neighbors.

One person with a belief is equal to ninety-nine who have only interests.

The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it.

Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of.

I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.

Liberty lies in the rights of that person whose views you find most odious.

A whole new generation of Christians has come up believing that it is possible to 'accept' Christ without forsaking the world.

You never know what movie I will be in next, but let's just hope it's sells (for my sake at least)!

He was a quiet man, Eric Cantona, but he was a man of few words.

Women are more sure of themselves today. They don't have to emulate the way men dress.

There were certain things, learned so young and remembered so deep that they felt like little stones in the center of her mind.

Of course, I think it is legitimate for the Commander-in-Chief to be concerned for the safety of his soldiers.

I'm a workaholic. I love every movie I've been in, even the bad ones, every TV series, every play, because I love to work. It's what keeps me going.

When a woman is very, very bad, she is awful, but when a man is correspondingly good, he is weird.

I brought a mirror to Lovers' Lane. I told everybody I'm Narcissus.

At the heart of every major political upheaval lies a fiscal revolution.