In Europe the object is to make the most of their land, labour being abundant: here it is to make the most of our labour, land being abundant.

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.

I am not in it for the success, I am in it for the victory...nothing less.

Materializations are often best produced in rooms where there are books. I cannot think of any time when materialization was in any way hampered by the presence of books.

The art of government is the organisation of idolatry.

I look back on my 20s. It's supposed to be the prime of your life, the most vital, the most beautiful. But you're making your critical decisions and sometimes your most critical mistakes.

Living with generosity creates a swelling tide that raises all ships. Not just yours; not just the other person's; everyone's.

How happily some people would live if they troubled themselves as little about other people's business as about their own.

I followed the law. Before God, before the law, before the people of the state of Florida who elected me, I know that I followed the law.

To agree without understanding is inane. To disagree without understanding is impudent.

Repetition is beautiful.

You'll be surprised what someone is able to handle given no other choice.