George Washington had a tough second term.

Never assume the obvious is true.

Nobody stands taller than those willing to stand corrected.

To be accused of 'channeling' is to be dismissed as a ventriloquist's live dummy, derogated at not having a mind of one's own.

When articulation is impossible, gesticulation comes to the rescue.

As long as one American is hungry... then we have unfinished business in this country.

It is in the nature of tyranny to deride the will of the people as the voice of the mob, and to denounce the cry for freedom as the roar of anarchy.

The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.

Only in grammar can you be more than perfect.

The Latin motto over Poindexter's new Pentagon office reads Scientia Est Potentia - "knowledge is power." Exactly: the government's infinite knowledge about you is its power over you.

Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague.

The reason for the unreason with which you treat my reason, so weakens my reason that with reason I complain of your beauty.

J'ai un but, une tâche, disons le mot, une passion. Le métier d'écrire en est une violente et presque indestructible."[Letter to Jules Boucoiran, 4 March 1831]

People like consistency. Whether it's a store or a restaurant, they want to come in and see what you are famous for.

Win or lose, I'll feel good about myself. That's what is important.

Other than heaven, the only place where one's heart is completely safe from the dangers of love is hell.

It's a real joy to be moved by something, but it doesn't happen often to me.

I warn't never meant to be a lady, I know that now. I got streaks of wildness in me that trip me up every time, and just like streaks in clothes, there's some dirt that just won't wash out.

You don’t create your future. You create your daily habits, and they create your future.

People go through periods when things are dark and cloudy, and they talk dark and cloudy.

Isn't it interesting how men 'leave' their families, but women 'abandon' their children?