It is essential to our interest and the security of our colonies that the several nations or tribes of Indians... who live under our protection, should not be molested or disturbed.

The die is now cast; the colonies must either submit or triumph.... we must not retreat.

Everyone who does not agree with me is a traitor and a scoundrel.

Once vigorous measures appear to be the only means left of bringing the Americans to a due submission to the mother country, the colonies will submit.

I spend money on war because it is necessary, but to spend it on science, that is pleasant to me. This object costs no tears; it is an honour to humanity

Lord Chancellor, did I deliver the speech well? I am glad of that, for there was nothing in it.

Born and educated in this country, I glory in the name of Briton

If he does that, he will be the greatest man in the world.

We are determined to listen to nothing from the illegal congress.

Mad, is he? Then I hope that he will bite some of my other generals!

Nothing worth noting.

Never use abstract nouns when concrete ones will do. If you mean “More people died” don’t say “Mortality rose.

Vladimir Nabokov, contemning readers who "identified" with characters in fiction, remarked that the best readers identify with the artist.

The lack of limitless positive imagination has undoubtedly led many people with great potential to settle for a mediocre state of living.

The Cause that caused a Fear need not appear again. There for not fear about Fear.

I'm human. I'm a person. I would love to be in a relationship with a man. I would love to find the right man I think that's natural - that's what we all want.

There are two types of pain: pain that hurts you and pain that changes you.

We've lost more men to homosexuality than we ever did in two world wars.

What is more gentle than a wind is summer?

In my eyes, making art is very often about something that you don't know.