I know of no way of judging the future but by the past.

The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.

This is all the inheritance I give to my dear family. The religion of Christ will give them one which will make them rich indeed.

If this be treason, make the most of it!

United we stand, divided we fall. Let us not split into factions which must destroy that union upon which our existence hangs.

The distinctions between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers, and New Englanders are no more. I Am Not A Virginian, But An American!

[Our Constitution] is an instrument for the people to restrain the government.

When the American spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different: Liberty, sir, was the primary object.

It is when a people forget God, that tyrants forge their chains.

The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.

God made me blind and unable to walk. BIG DEAL! He gave me the ability... the musical gifts I have... the great opportunity to meet new people.

They're different kinds of challenges depending upon what phase of life I'm in.

Pray that I would keep my focus on the Lord, no matter what.

The planet earth is a sub-world, way below what's average, because if an enlightened being walked through New York City today, no one would see him or her. They wouldn't see the glow.

It was a new kind of class war - the people as citizens versus the politicians and their clients in the public sector.

Seavilization will be better than civilization, and we have nearly half the world's surface to discover it.

Put your talent into your work, but your genius into your life.

I can be singing about cat food and I'll make you think that I mean it.

Take something ordinary and elevate it to something extraordinary.

When you delight the weird, the overlooked and the outliers, they are significantly more likely to talk about you and recommend you.