If a man went simply by what he saw, he might be tempted to affirm that the essence of democracy is melodrama.

Anyone who thus looks up has some chance of becoming worthy to be looked up to in turn.

For behind all imperialism is ultimately the imperialistic individual, just as behind all peace is ultimately the peaceful individual.

The humanities need to be defended today against the encroachments of physical science, as they once needed to be against the encroachment of theology.

Furthermore, America suffers not only from a lack of standards, but also not infrequently from a confusion or an inversion of standards.

The industrial revolution has tended to produce everywhere great urban masses that seem to be increasingly careless of ethical standards.

Democracy is now going forth on a crusade against imperialism.

The humanitarian lays stress almost solely upon breadth of knowledge and sympathy.

We must not, however, be like the leaders of the great romantic revolt who, in their eagerness to get rid of the husk of convention, disregarded also the humane aspiration.

A man needs to look, not down, but up to standards set so much above his ordinary self as to make him feel that he is himself spiritually the underdog.

A democracy, the realistic observer is forced to conclude, is likely to be idealistic in its feelings about itself, but imperialistic about its practice.

Still anyone who trusts a serpent deserves its bite. The wise see a creature for what it is, not what it says it may be.

It wasn't normal, it was quite far from normal, but they were hers and she loved everything about them.

Our world is made up of a myriad of microcosms, of tiny worlds, each with its own habitues, every one known to the others.

I am for the largest liberty for the poor man -- for the oppressed.

'Use Somebody' I posted - it was the end of 2009, around Christmas. That was my first video.

I never put a price on a child

None of us are going to have perfect lives. Our own vision of what we think is good maybe different from what He [God] thinks. And we forget that. We think we know what's best and we don't.

The best way for photographers to become rich and famous is to go into another field.

You’ll never regret being a good friend.

Music is edifying, for from time to time it sets the soul in operation.