It is not the enactment, but the observance of laws, that creates the character of a nation.

Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.

The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.

Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.

Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.

No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.

We need more of the Office Desk and less of the Show Window in politics. Let men in office substitute the midnight oil for the limelight.

It takes a great man to be a good listener.

Liberty is not collective, it is personal. All liberty is individual liberty.

Nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent.

You can't increase prosperity by taxing success.

Marriage is more about work than about divine luck, more about finding someone to love than about finding someone to meet your own laundry list of personal needs.

Since the future is unknown, in every step forward we walk to the unknown!

When she stopped conforming to the conventional picture of femininity she finally began to enjoy being a woman.

A man's palate can in time become accustomed to anything.

The First Law of Journalism: to confirm existing prejudice, rather than contradict it.

I am not second-guessing or questioning my understanding of the issue.

Hollywood is a peculiar beast - people in Hollywood are nuts.

I'm really not feeling one way or the other with comedy or drama, I'm just sort of doing projects that I've been finding really fun to be a part of.

I went from being an ailing child to a public enemy.

I have always done my duty. I am ready to die. My only regret is for the friends I leave behind me.