It's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government.

People sometimes attribute my success to my genius; all the genius I know anything about is hard work.

Give all the power to the many, they will oppress the few. Give all the power to the few, they will oppress the many.

When a government betrays the people by amassing too much power and becoming tyrannical, the people have no choice but to exercise their original right of self-defense — to fight the government.

One great error is that we suppose mankind more honest than they are.

I think the first duty of society is justice.

There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.

Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike.

A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.

Foreign influence is truly the Grecian horse to a republic. We cannot be too careful to exclude its influence.

There are seasons in every country when noise and impudence pass current for worth; and in popular commotions especially, the clamors of interested and factious men are often mistaken for patriotism.

Why is my perception right? If it is wrong, then what is right?

I thought that culture and education are the shield. An educated person cannot do certain things and, and be educated, you cannot, and there they were, killing children day after day.

A lot of people have it a lot worse than you do.

I care about reading, a lot. It's a big part of my life.

I got to wear pancake makeup because you know I'm a show biz professional and they all wear pancake makeup. I got to drink free cokes!

Because no one sees the truth does not make it untrue.

I'm not one of those people who writes a biography or tries to figure out what kind of ice cream the character liked when he was 10.

Acting is merely the art of keeping a large group of people from coughing.

It's easier to be old than young. You make just as many blunders, but you've become much more adept at not recognizing them.

Yes, well, life is a folly. If you live long enough, nothing is surprising.