Every man must some time or other be trusted to himself.

What worries you, masters you.

Our incomes are like our shoes; if too small, they gall and pinch us; but if too large, they cause us to stumble and to trip.

The most precious of all possessions is power over ourselves.

Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.

Wherever Law ends, Tyranny begins.

Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company, and reflection must finish him.

There is frequently more to be learned from the unexpected questions of a child than the discourses of men.

The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom.

I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.

Revolt is the right of the people

True leaders apply law and grace, for those who only apply only law have little influence and those who apply only grace do not influence properly.

I can be a better me than anyone can

I am a poet, bard, scop, minnesinger, trobairitz who is driven by sound and the possibilities for vocal expression, the mouthing of text as well as intentionality or dance on the page.

I think it is really important to put out what you want so the world knows what to give you.

Honesty isn't enough for me. That becomes very boring. If you can convince people what you're doing is real and it's also bigger than life - that's exciting.

It's a sin to be rich, but it's a low down shame to be poor.

If I bring anything to the table, it's the fact that not everybody realizes they're funny. So I just point a finger.

[Abortion] is an evil in and of itself, but it is not a religious evil in the beginning, no, it's a human evil. Then obviously, as with every human evil, each killing is condemned.

Words had started swimming off the page, circling my head, the letters doing one-eighties as if they were riding skateboards.

I love cigarettes. Love them. I think the more positive approach you have to smoking, the less harmful it is.