It was one of the compromises of the Constitution that the slave property in the Southern States should be recognized as property throughout the United States.

African slavery, as it exists in the United States, is a moral, a social, and a political blessing.

The principle for which we contend is bound to reassert itself, though it may be at another time and in another form.

Truthfulness is a cornerstone in character, and if it be not firmly laid in youth, there will ever after be a weak spot in the foundation.

Truth crushed to earth is truth still and like a seed will rise again.

The time for compromise has now passed, and the South is determined to maintain her position, and make all who oppose her smell Southern powder and feel Southern steel.

Governments rest on the consent of the governed, and that it is the right of the people to alter or abolish them at will whenever they become destructive of the ends for which they were established.

Neither current events nor history show that the majority rule, or ever did rule.

All we ask is to be let alone.

Nothing fills me with deeper sadness than to see a Southerner apologizing for the defense we made of our inheritance.

A question settled by violence, or in disregard of law, must remain unsettled forever.

The future is unlimited for you right now, no one can knows what you capable of. Do not surrender! Only you are capable to change the world.

Whatever you do well in the darkness tells more about who you are than what you do best in light. Watch out!

Most scars are destined long before they are experienced. Healing is however, a choice.

Hopefully I can finish my degree before I get done playing and work with my foundation.

Change is not always accomplished peacefully, but that does not make it disadventageous.

...governments, including free and democratic governments, are not really friendly to freedom and democracy. They abhor any rule of law that limits their powers and penchant for social engineering.

Kids? It's like living with homeless people. They're cute but they just chase you around all day long going, 'Can I have a dollar? I'm missing a shoe! I need a ride!

But, you know, it's still a drag to get your picture taken when you're eating a sandwich. It's a downer.

I was spawned by some pretty good people in this business - Mr. Astaire, Mr. Tracy. They stopped and took their time to talk to people.

Can one drown in one's element... If fish can drown in water, can human beings suffocate in air?