He who has the base necessities of life should pay nothing; taxation on him who has a surplus may, if need be; extend to everything beyond necessities.

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.

People respond when you tell them there is a great future in front of you, you can leave your past behind.

The best predictor of future events is probably past events.

We can do anything we want to if we stick to it long enough.

By a conscious effort of the mind we can stand aloof from actions and their consequences; and all things, good and bad, go by us like a torrent.

Be ruthless about protecting writing days.

Bodybuilding is the closest we have to the fountain of youth.

One good turn deserves another.

Don't live your life to please other people.

Just as with cars, it's critical to know the fuel efficiency of black holes.

I keep reviewing my feelings about the supernatural.