It is my disposition to maintain peace until its condition shall be made less tolerable than that of war itself.

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.

The end of democracy and the defeat of the American Revolution will occur when government falls into the hands of lending institutions and moneyed incorporations.

I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.

I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.

When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.

Truth between candid minds can never do harm.

The government you elect is the government you deserve.

Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.

Not only can I not recall my experiences in my previous lives, sometimes I can't even remember what I did yesterday.

In anything that does cover the whole of your life - in your philosophy and your religion - you must have mirth. If you do not have mirth you will certainly have madness.

Donald Trump is the most dangerous person to run for president in the modern history of America.

Those times, I tried to think of something happy, something I'd liked - but not something I loved, for that made it worse.

We ought to be people of compassion. And being people of compassion means we deny ourselves, and our self centeredness.

History clearly demonstrates that governing is a task that exceeds man's ability.

The reality of spirit-matter is inevitably translated into and confirmed by a structure of the spirit.

Our sense of the free market is variable, shifting from a more welfare-oriented model after the Great Depression to a capital-driven market after the collapse of socialism as a viable alternative.

An empowering mission statement has to become a living document, part of our very nature, so that the criteria we've put into it are also in us, in the way we live our lives day by day.

The difference between a thief and a congressman: When a thief steals your money, he doesn't expect you to thank him.