Let a man proclaim a new principle. Public sentiment will surely be on the other side.

One of the greatest delusions in the world is the hope that the evils in this world are to be cured by legislation.

If human progress had been more a matter of leadership we should be in Utopia to-day.

They never open their mouths without subtracting from the sum of human knowledge.

All the wisdom of the world consists of shouting with the majority.

They could do worse, and they undoubtedly will.

It is a very lonely life that a man leads, who becomes aware of truths before their times.

One, with God, is always a majority, but many a martyr has been burned at the stake while the votes were being counted.

The best system is to have one party govern and the other party watch.

A statesman is a successful politician who is dead.

The reason why the race of man moves slowly is because it must move all together.

I really do literally put myself into a character's shoes.

I stumble. I balance. I keep walking. Because I know that at the end of my journey is my dream destination.

There are going to be peaks and valleys in everything - in your marriage, in your job, in your life. So just enjoy the peaks and ride out the valleys. Just try not to do anything too rash.

Without moving beyond a mere copy, there is no artistry, no originality or artistic advancement; only mechanics.

When values, thoughts, feelings, and actions are in alignment, a person becomes focused and character is strengthened.

Music belongs to everybody. Having a little clique of the industry tell us what our culture is... I don't think that's healthy. And the Internet is helping us get away from that.

I never got into debt because my parents had drummed into me at a young age: if you can't afford it, you can't have it.

Rocks do not have dreams and that's why they are condemned to stay in the same place! To move, you must have dreams!

With any job the main thing that makes the job is the people.

I don't like to play favorites, and I do try to spread the ball around. But there's an old rule: You throw to the guys who get open in practice.