I am exceedingly distressed at the proceedings of the Convention-being ... almost sure, they will ... lay the foundation of a Civil War.

The evils we experience flow from the excess of democracy. The people do not want virtue, but are the dupes of pretended patriots.

A standing army is like a standing member. It's an excellent assurance of domestic tranquility, but a dangerous temptation to foreign adventure.

Self defense is a primary law of nature, which no subsequent law of society can abolish; the immediate gift of the Creator, obliges everyone to resist the first approaches of tyranny.

No religious doctrine shall be established by law.

I wish for you a goodnight of sleep, sweet dreams, and a smiling morning.

Sometimes the 'day' you're dreaming for never comes. Take control of your future and start now.

Deeply immersed in a constant bubble bath of sin, you cannot communicate with Jesus Christ unless you are ready to get out of the bath. John 1:9

The proverb warns that "You should not bite that hand that feeds you." But maybe you should if it prevents you from feeding yourself.

The best and most important part of every man's education is that which he gives himself.

Who is this Baby Ruth? And what does she do?

In an action film you act in the action. If it's a dramatic film you act in the drama.

Music's awesome, it's the closest thing we have to magic.

I'm good with dialect. Some actors do it immediately; other actors never quite get it. It's something I've always really enjoyed and something I've always been pretty fast with.

[The blues] is the antidote for sadness and depression.