I can scarcely contemplate a more incalculable evil than the breaking of the Union into two or more parts.

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.

The end of democracy and the defeat of the American Revolution will occur when government falls into the hands of lending institutions and moneyed incorporations.

I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.

I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.

When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.

Truth between candid minds can never do harm.

The government you elect is the government you deserve.

Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.

Intellectual capacity is a precondition for becoming a man of knowledge.

You can't expect people who are too lazy to run to accompany you on a marathon.

Our internationalism is the driver of our nationalism.

A kinsman, a friend, or whom you intreate, take not to serve you, if you will be served neately.

He who picks up one end of a stick picks up the other. He who chooses the beginning of a road chooses the place it leads to. It is the means that determine the end.

I hope my films will never completely be without the ability to mark anybody.

I don't give concerts, I put on a show.

I’m very attracted to things that I can’t define.

A fortress is of no use to cowards.

Start with a 'Yes', and see where that takes you.