It is given to no human being to stereotype a set of truths, and walk safely by their guidance with his mind's eye closed.

If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.

Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative.

War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse.

A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.

To tax the larger incomes at a higher percentage than the smaller, is to lay a tax on industry and economy; to impose a penalty on people for having worked harder and saved more than their neighbors.

One person with a belief is equal to ninety-nine who have only interests.

The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it.

Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of.

I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.

Liberty lies in the rights of that person whose views you find most odious.

Marriage is a commitment to do the right thing beyond the emotion of feeling loved

The Cross is the eternal expression of the length to which God will go to in order to restore broken community.

There is no gambling like politics.

There is no question about the fact that we had very serious disagreements with my German, French, and Russian colleagues over the Iraq war. But I never stopped talking.

The worst thing about losing this job: I’m no longer covered by NBC. I have to sign up for ObamaCare.

Are we just going to be a crowd of voices, or are we going to be a crowd of hands?

My mom's a nurse so I'd kind of grown up with, around medicine which is probably why I became an actress instead.

I'm scared of people with power making the decision.

In my life, I've been a movie star, a rock star, and a sports star, all wrapped up into one-and worked harder at it than anybody else.

If you're still doing what mommy and daddy said for you to do (go to school, get a job, and save money), you're losing.