Good farming, clear thinking, right living.

If we define an American fascist as one who in case of conflict puts money and power ahead of human beings, then there are undoubtedly several million fascists in the United States.

It is no coincidence that the growth of modern tyrants has in every case been heralded by the growth of prejudice.

We must not tolerate oppressive government or industrial oligarchy in the form of monopolies and cartels.

With a fascist the problem is never how best to present the truth to the public but how best to use the news to deceive the public into giving the fascist and his group more money or more power.

The American fascist would prefer not to use violence. His method is to poison the channels of public information.

Fascism is a worldwide disease. Its greatest threat to the United States will come after the war, either via Latin America or within the United States itself.

This is a fight between a free world and a slave world.

The worldwide, agelong struggle between fascism and democracy will not stop when the fighting ends in Germany and Japan.

Scientific understanding is our joy. Economic and political understanding is our duty.

The century which we are entering can be and must be the century of the common man.

Sow a thought and reap an action, sow an action and reap a habit, sow a habit and reap a destiny - John Cleaver

It seems to me that the poet has only to perceive that which others do not perceive, to look deeper than others look. And the mathematician must do the same thing.

I remember singing around the house to records that were playing. All kinds of music. And the great James Cleveland was often in our house, and I grew up with his sound as well.

I was at the breakfast table this morning and I read in the newspaper that more and more adults are living at home with their parents. That surprised me, I was like Mom did you read this?

Always be skeptical about simplicity.

The so-called alleged 'art' of the video - well, the video has killed the radio star, but the video star killed the live musician, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.

Take your records, take you freedom, take your memories, I dont need 'em. And take your cat, and leave my sweater, cause we've got nothing left to weather.

The only time a bachelor's bed is made is when it's in the factory.

One of my favorite stories was Black Orchid, because it was so different from all the others. I especially enjoyed dancing the Charleston. I have always been keen on dancing.

The uplands of my home country in north central Kentucky are sloping and easily eroded, dependent for safekeeping upon year-round cover of perennial plants.