I like a little rebellion now and then. It is like a storm in the atmosphere.

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.

Be not afraid of going slowly, be afraid only of standing still.

Most people lose the only thing they possess—Life—while acquiring the many things that will finally never be theirs.

Don’t forgive people until they understand their mistakes.

Humor is a way to deal with stresses. It is a way to cope.

Frankly I've never really subscribed to these adjectives tagging me as an 'icon', 'superstar', etc. I've always thought of myself as an actor doing his job to the best of his ability.

Happiness is when you see your husband's old girlfriend and she's fatter than you.

You don't learn algebra with your blessed soul. Can't you look at it with your clear simple wits?

If we must have heroes and wars whereinto make them, there is no war so brilliant as a war with the wrong, no hero so fit to be sung, as he who has gained the bloodless VICTORY of truth and mercy.

I used to oppose women's suffrage and I've come to support it because these women have convinced me that we need full gender equality for full democratic participation.

By lifting the weakest, poorest among us, we lift the rest of us as well.