It is, generally, in the season of prosperity that men discover their real temper, principles, and designs.

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.

Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it.

The hottest fires in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of moral crisis.

Silence is golden but when it threatens your freedom it's yellow.

In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.

It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare.

When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.

Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy.

The Fate of good men who refuse to become involved in politics is to be ruled by evil men.

A stone is heavy and the sand is weighty

Shroud of dust now covers the beautiful earth, wonder when we respire in the fresh air of verdure.

Believe it or not, one teacher used to call me a giant spastic for not being able to play football.

Since time out of mind, a considered act of heroism has been the cure for stultifying ambivalence.

I enjoy winning, but more importantly I enjoy the people I'm around.

Life's too short to be organized.

My strangest media moment a photo session they all had dressed up like 50 gangsters. That was pretty cool. We have to get some more of those kind of photos sometimes.

If we are going to achieve a real equality, the U.S. will have to adopt a modified form of Socialism.

See how the light tenderly love the apricots, it takes them over completely, enters into their pulp, light them from all sides! But it is miserly with the peaches and light only one side of them.

I have a rock garden. Last week three of them died.