It is just as difficult and dangerous to try to free a people that wants to remain servile as it is to enslave a people that wants to remain free.

The lion cannot protect himself from traps, and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves. One must therefore be a fox to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten wolves.

Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.

I desire to go to Hell and not to Heaven. In the former I shall enjoy the company of popes, kings and princes, while in the latter are only beggars, monks and apostles

Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage.

A government which does not trust its citizens to be armed is not itself to be trusted.

Men are so stupid and concerned with their present needs, they will always let themselves be deceived.

Any man who tries to be good all the time is bound to come to ruin among the great number who are not good.

A sign of intelligence is an awareness of one's own ignorance.

Power is the pivot on which everything hinges. He who has the power is always right; the weaker is always wrong.

it is better to act and repent than not to act and regret.

You may lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink.

It’s like an American tradition. A person gets successful and then he’s supposed to change for the worse. It’s silly.

Success doesn't happen in a vacuum. You’re only as good as the people you work with and the people you work for.

[There is] a breed of fashion models

The South has more of a disproportionate amount of irony on T-shirts than any other region in the country.

Democrats are fighting fire with fire. Our principled stance on Medicare and Social Security is absolutely no different than the Republicans' stance on no revenue increases without cuts.

religion's for those who believe in hell and a spiritual belief is for those who've been there.

The classy gangster is a Hollywood invention.

One: demonstrations always crash. And two: the probability of them crashing goes up exponentially with the number of people watching.

Rarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.