It is a hard matter, my fellow citizens, to argue with the belly, since it has no ears.

I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.

The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.

An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.

When Demosthenes was asked what was the first part of Oratory, he answered, "Action," and which was the second, he replied, "action," and which was the third, he still answered "Action.

Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.

The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations and benefits.

Barba non facit philosophum

To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future.

Time is the wisest of all counselors.

No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.

The state was made for man, not man for state.

There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the roots.

Forgiveness is not an emotion; it's a choice.

Hoke Moseley is a magnificently battered hero. Willeford brings him to us lean and hard and brand-new.

I used to say that theatre was my favourite thing. But the more I do film, the more I appreciate it.

Being a working mommy is something I've always wanted to be. My mother is my biggest role model and she showed me how to do it right.

You will never enjoy the sweetness of a quiet prayer unless you shut your mind to all worldly desires and temporal affairs.

I mean, Hawaii is beautiful, but the world is full of beautiful places.

I feel now I can take my talent through the roof.

The only ones who like Milton Berle are his mother - and the public.