I like to see the people awake and alert.

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.

Art is the product of an imperfect world. In a perfect world, art would not exist.

I was beginning to feel compassion for myself.

Weakness is an irresistible lure.

I still think that there's some kind of psychological investment in black athletes carrying the flag for "us" at times. So, sports [remains a] metaphor for struggle and triumph and flair.

The initial organization of the brain does not depend that much on experience. Nature provides a first draft, which experience then revises.

Sometimes you've got to just commit to the idea and press forward and trust that you made the right decision.

If God doesn't want something for me, then I shouldn't want it either.

I dress women the way I see them and the way I envision them from day one, thus my customer knows that what she is looking for she will get.

I love classical music. It has left a major mark on my playing.

No problem is insoluble, given a big enough plastic bag.