Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid but which none have a right to expect.

People in their natural state are basically good. But this natural innocence,however, is corrupted by the evils of society.

I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery.

There are always four sides to a story: your side, their side, the truth and what really happened.

Freedom is the power to choose our own chains

The freedom of Mankind does not lie in the fact that can do what we want, but that we do not have to do that which we do not want.

People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.

Why should we build our happiness on the opinons of others, when we can find it in our own hearts?

Those people who treat politics and morality separately will never understand either of them.

I am not made like any of those I have seen. I venture to believe that I am not made like any of those who are in existence. If I am not better, at least I am different.

No one is happy unless he respects himself.

The best way to lose a woman was to show her a kind of life that one could offer her for only a few days.

Most people would rather die than think and many of them do!

All the tears which we creatures shed for Him are not tears as many think but pearls....

I will a round unvarnish'd tale deliver.

My hope was that organizations would start including this range of skills in their training programs - in other words, offer an adult education in social and emotional intelligence.

Without food, we cannot survive, and that is why issues that affect the food industry are so important.

I had been wrong when I said Liza McCullen wasn't beautiful: when she smiled she was stunning.

Forgiveness is an act of self-love and respect.

I think biography can be more personal than fiction, and certainly can be more expressive.

I grew up thinking I had very little value. It's not something I felt I could share with my mom so it was all inside me.