History is a jangle of accidents, blunders, surprises and absurdities, and so is our knowledge of it, but if we are to report it at all we must impose some order upon it.

Education is essential to change, for education creates both new wants and the ability to satisfy them.

A free society cherishes nonconformity. It knows from the non-conformist, from the eccentric, have come many of the great ideas.

Men in authority will always think that criticism of their policies is dangerous. They will always equate their policies with patriotism, and find criticism subversive.

The Bill of Rights was not written to protect governments from trouble. It was written precisely to give the people the constitutional means to cause trouble for governments they no longer trusted.

Censorship always defeats it own purpose, for it creates in the end the kind of society that is incapable of exercising real discretion.

History is organized memory, and the organization is all important!

Change does not necessarily assure progress, but progress implacably requires change.

If our democracy is to flourish, it must have criticism; if our government is to function it must have dissent.

The Americans who framed our Constitution felt that without freedom of religion no other freedom counted.

The greatest danger that threatens us is neither heterodox thought nor orthodox thought, but the absence of thought.

We have one hundred percent chance of achieving what God has called us to, even if we are starting from scratch

Anytime you can promote young artists and designers is a cool thing.

An epigram is the marriage of wit and wisdom; a wisecrack, their divorce.

An optimist is a man who plants two acorns and buys a hammock.

Certain artists have a role to echo the echoes of the people and that's what I'll be doing on my next album.

I never thought I would ever say this . . . but I'm wearing flats today.

Teach the Scriptures to your children daily, discipline your children consistently, and love your children unconditionally. If you do these things, you will have acted biblically.

Never consider whether you are of use; but ever consider that you are not your own but His.

I think I was perceived in one fashion. A video is based on a song. I think you can get glimpses of people's presence within that. There's some people you enjoy watching more than others.

I am happy. I have something to accomplish, create, and achieve. I am happy.