He that borrows the aid of an equal understanding doubles his own; he that uses that of a superior elevates his own to the stature of that he contemplates.

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.

Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it.

The hottest fires in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of moral crisis.

Silence is golden but when it threatens your freedom it's yellow.

In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.

It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare.

When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.

Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy.

The Fate of good men who refuse to become involved in politics is to be ruled by evil men.

All beings so far have created something beyond themselves

Spider had that easy way about him that people who have never had anything bad happen to them seem to possess.

Funny thing how when you reach out, people tend to reach right back. Best, then, to make sure your hand is open and not fisted.

I respect Apple. It's a great company that changed the world, especially the mobile time.

Today most habeas involves the federal courts overriding state convictionswhere it used to be mostly the reverse.

If you want a Khadija, you gotta be a Muhammed

People always say, 'A good man is hard to find.' You've never heard that about women, have you?

Never flinch. Make up your own mind and do it.

I'll never understand the art world. But I kind of feel like there's been some art world/black metal crossovers happening for a while.

I began to think that melancholy was a dialect that only some people knew-or could even hear-and in my conversations, I sought these people out.