I grow gnomic. It is the last phase.

When someone does something good, applaud! You will make two people happy.

If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin.

It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.

Ever Tried. Ever Failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.

It is in the interest of tyrants to reduce the people to ignorance and vice. For they cannot live in any country where virtue and knowledge prevail.

There's never an end for the sea.

Every child has a dream, to pursue the dream is in every child's hand to make it a reality. One's invention is another's tool.

Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: First a right to life, secondly to liberty, and thirdly to property; together with the right to defend them in the best manner they can.

The country shall be independent, and we will be satisfied with nothing short of it.

A true patriot would keep the attention of his fellow citizens awake to their grievances, and not allow them to rest till the causes of their just complaints are removed.

You can never lose anything. You only gain the moment of beauty like a bud transforms into a flower.

All that is sacred and taboo in the world are meaningless.

New York is great though. If you?re here and want a one of a kind souvenir be sure to take home the police sketch of your assailant.

If you want to be inventive, you have to be willing to fail.

Houston people are way cool. They're smart, they know how to have a good time, and they have the hottest chicks on the planet there.

The imaginary audience for my life is growing small and silent.

Concentrate on your strengths, instead of your weaknesses... on your powers, instead of your problems.

Having an experience is taking part in the world. Taking part in the world is really about sharing responsibility.

Liberty is the result of free individual action,energy and independence.

I have ever deemed it more honorable and more profitable, too, to set a good example than to follow a bad one.