I hope the necessity will at length be seen of establishing institutions, here as in Europe, where every branch of science, useful at this day, may be taught in it's highest degrees.

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.

Gratitude must come from a place of true sincerity to be effective. Without sincerity, the experience is incomplete.

To see the beauty, love

I have a great wife and it's very easy to be romantic because it makes her happy and then my life is so much better when she's happy.

Standup is tough; if you are going through a hard period in your life, it is very hard to get up in front of people and be the happy guy in the room.

There's no greater misfortune than dying alone.

Eliminating the piano means that I've always worked closer with the bass than most players.

Bologna girl, that's me.

The best thing on translation was said by Cervantes: translation is the other side of a tapestry.

You carry Mother Earth within you. She is not outside of you. Mother Earth is not just your environment.

I was certain that I was not a Marxist, but I did believe firmly that a connection between economics and politics existed.