It is proof of sincerity, which I value above all things; as, between those who practice it, falsehood and malice work their efforts in vain.

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.

When the going gets tough, people bail. When the going gets easy, people get lazy. Honest, smart, hard work is the way to get results.

The death camps seem easier to comprehend if we put them all into the basket of one vast generalization, which the term "death camps" implies, but in the process we mythologize or trivialize them.

Though I was starved for contact, I didn’t stop to talk to any of these strangers. I had forgotten how to convincingly speak the polite things strangers say to each other.

Americans are pragmatic, relatively uncomplicated, hearty and given to broad humor.

The best songwriting comes from being as creative as you can and editing it down to the good bits, essentially.

Education is the only solution for peace.

unloved women have no biographies-- they have histories

I don't have to answer. Until you know the question.

I don't ascribe to any particular style or period.

Wonder - the sensation of being whisked out of time and space...to be bathed in ... epiphanous delight.