It is a debt we owe to the purity of our religion to show that it is at variance with that law which warrants slavery.

The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.

This is all the inheritance I give to my dear family. The religion of Christ will give them one which will make them rich indeed.

If this be treason, make the most of it!

United we stand, divided we fall. Let us not split into factions which must destroy that union upon which our existence hangs.

The distinctions between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers, and New Englanders are no more. I Am Not A Virginian, But An American!

[Our Constitution] is an instrument for the people to restrain the government.

When the American spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different: Liberty, sir, was the primary object.

It is when a people forget God, that tyrants forge their chains.

The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.

God made me blind and unable to walk. BIG DEAL! He gave me the ability... the musical gifts I have... the great opportunity to meet new people.

Connor was....getting farther and farther ahead of me. I was frozen. And sometimes I feel like I haven't quite thawed.

It's said in Hollywood that you should always forgive your enemies - because you never know when you'll have to work with them.

The most important part of this is to prepare the athlete for life in general and then be able to compete.

Don't surrender to the dying light; don't take it lying down.

My reputation will always precede me to the day I die. For some people, that probably can't be quickly enough.

Sitting around miserable all day won't make you any happier.

The only rule I have found to have any validity in writing is not to bore yourself.

I would certainly say that films like Time Code and the Loss of Sexual Innocence were far more rewarding to me in terms of being able to move forward as a filmmaker.

Mostly, the best way to be the next Mark Zuckerberg is to make difficult choices.

Love wasn't a piece of music you could play over and over again with different interpretations. It actually needed to be improvised as you went along.