Literature, taken in all its bearings, forms the grand line of demarcation between the human and the animal kingdoms.

He that loves reading has everything within his reach.

Whenever government assumes to deliver us from the trouble of thinking for ourselves, the only consequences it produces are those of torpor and imbecility.

Revolution is engendered by an indignation with tyranny, yet is itself pregnant with tyranny.

Above all we should not forget, that government is an evil, an usurpation upon the private judgment and individual conscience of mankind.

The philosophy of the wisest man that ever existed, is mainly derived from the act of introspection.

The great model of the affection of love in human beings is the sentiment which subsists between parents and children.

Revolutions are the produce of passion, not of sober and tranquil reason.

The wise man is satisfied with nothing.

The proper method for hastening the decay of error is by teaching every man to think for himself.

To conceive that compulsion and punishment are the proper means of reformation is the sentiment of a barbarian.

In darkness, some flowers blossom!

He's the best I ever had. And the worst thing that ever happened to me.

Break the rules. Be a fighter. Any dream is possible if you are brave enough to do it YOUR way.

Every increase in your knowledge is a simultaneous decrease. You learn and you unlearn at the same time. A new certainty is a new doubt as well.

You can’t help someone just by making a wish to do so, you have to take action.

Sometimes, when you want to make a difference in a person's life, stay out of it.

Now my mother, interestingly enough, was not a feminist in her own mind.

If the apple hit Newton’s nose, Newton’s nose hit the apple.

Being President is a little bit like riding a tiger. You have to keep riding, or else you will be swallowed up by it!

It's strange when you're innocent, are you supposed to ask for forgiveness from the judge who's ready to put you away for several years? No, this wasn't even discussed.