Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.

The end of democracy and the defeat of the American Revolution will occur when government falls into the hands of lending institutions and moneyed incorporations.

I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.

I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.

When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.

Truth between candid minds can never do harm.

The government you elect is the government you deserve.

Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.

Laughter can be more satisfying than honor more precious than money more heart-cleansing than prayer.

I like to be with my friends and my family, listen to music and read books. Things like that relax me.

The visual aspect of a dish is so important the shapes and colors and overall design have to strike the right mood and convey the right idea.

I have been making wire jewelry - and think I'll really do something with it, eventually.

If you have leaders who are prepared to incite group against group it is very easy to manufacture reasons and excuses.

My two must-haves are my cell phone and my MacBook Pro laptop, which allows me to update my Web site from wherever I am, whether I'm in Africa or in Sun Valley skiing.

I don't really see a difference in independent and major labels. To me, it's pretty much the same. There used to be a difference between indies and major labels, but I don't think there is anymore.

What I know about money, I learned the hard way – by having had it.

I've always been the type of person to make everybody happy and get things done. I want everything to be 100% perfect.

Happiness may well consist primarily of an attitude toward time.