I have not yet lost a feeling of wonder, and of delight, that the delicate motion should reside in all the things around us, revealing itself only to him who looks for it.

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.

Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it.

The hottest fires in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of moral crisis.

Silence is golden but when it threatens your freedom it's yellow.

In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.

It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare.

When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.

Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy.

The Fate of good men who refuse to become involved in politics is to be ruled by evil men.

Even the most powerful enemies who threaten or oppress God’s children will one day fall.

You can always get the truth from an American statesman after he has turned 70 or given up all hope of the Presidency.

Lecture is the transfer of the notes of the lecturer to the notes of the student without passing through either.

Those that hope little cannot grow much.

A black belt doesn't mean anything. The meaning is in the journey.

My aim was to make money for the bank. You lose track of the amounts involved when you are engaged in this kind of work.

There is no greater challenge than to have someone relying upon you; no greater satisfaction than to vindicate his expectation.

We cannot interfere in one area of the ecosystem without paying due attention to both the consequences of such interference in other areas and to the well-being of future generations.

I do not think that there is a reputable scientist on this planet who would advocate using this technology to generate a human child as was just announced.

There's so many things going on in the world, Babies dying. Mothers crying. How much oil is one human life worth. And what ever happened to peace on earth.