Liberty is the right of doing whatever the laws permit.

It is necessary from the very nature of things that power should be a check to power.

The deterioration of every government begins with the decay of the principles on which it was founded.

We receive three educations, one from our parents, one from our school-masters, and one from the world. The third contradicts all that the first two teach us.

There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.

Every man who has power is impelled to abuse it.

In the state of nature... all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality. Society makes them lose it, and they recover it only by the protection of the law.

A nation may lose its liberties in a day and not miss them in a century.

For a country, everything will be lost when the jobs of an economist and a banker become highly respected professions.

Liberty... is there only when there is no abuse of power.

Knowledge humanizes mankind, and reason inclines to mildness; but prejudices eradicate every tender disposition.

I think feminists are unaware of the tremendous extent of the role of women in history.

To change a habit, make a conscious decision, then act out the new behavior.

I love suspense movies, because in a sense they're the most dreamlike of any genre, and I'm sure I'll make another one.

Salad is never more appetizing than when served in a large wooden bowl.

I think that any time you're able to get a guy like Carmelo Anthony to be on your team, you're going to be a step up.

The rule of thumb is that if someone is able to be verbally or physically abusive, he or she is able to understand that the behavior is wrong.

The personality structure at the time of death dissolves. You will never be exactly the you you are again.

And the things that we fear are a weapon to be held against us.

Every actress has to face the facts there are younger, more beautiful girls right behind you. Once you've gone beyond the vanity of the business, you'll take on the tough roles.

A pro-choice advocate sees abortion as a decision to be made in accordance with the best scientific opinion as to when the beginning of life, as we know it, occurs.