I thank God, that if I am gifted with little of the spirit which is able to raise mortals to the skies, I have yet none, as I trust, of that other spirit which would drag angels down.

There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters

Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens.

The contest for ages has been to rescue liberty from the grasp of executive power.

The most important thought that ever occupied my mind is that of my individual responsibility to God.

God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it.

The proper function of a government is to make it easy for the people to do good, and difficult for them to do evil.

If all my possessions were taken from me with one exception, I would choose to keep the power of communication, for by it I would soon regain all the rest

The inherent right in the people to reform their government, I do not deny; and they have another right, and that is to resist unconstitutional laws without overturning the government.

Justice, sir, is the great interest of man on earth. It is the ligament which holds civilized beings and civilized nations together.

Falsehoods not only disagree with truths, but usually quarrel among themselves.

Never let fear hold you captive. Never let self-doubt hold you captive. Never let frustration hold you captive.

If forensic analysts confiscated your calendar and e-mail records and Web browsing history for the past six months, what would they conclude are your core priorities?

One of the functions of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.

Though men pride themselves on their great actions often they are not the result of any great design but of chance.

Life is so much more rewarding if you strive for something, rather than take what's given to you on a plate.

I've probably had more jobs than any other actor living.

To be deep in history, is to cease to be Protestant.

It is a fact that, today, up to seven million people a year are dying from fossil fuel pollution.

The reason I'm a Yankee is that George Steinbrenner out hustled everybody else.

I am eating more. I think you do eat more when you're working out. And you want to eat healthily, so it's good all round.