My constitution was destroyed long ago; now I am living under the bylaws.

When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become president. I'm beginning to believe it.

True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else.

You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man's freedom.

I have never killed any one, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction.

The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business.

I don't believe in God because I don't believe in Mother Goose.

A criminal is someone without the capital to incorporate

I am not afraid of any god in the universe who would send me or any other man or woman to hell. If there were such a being, he would not be a god; he would be a devil.

I don't like spinach, and I'm glad I don't, because if I liked it I'd eat it, and I just hate it.

Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for.

I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.

It’s disappointing to feel sad for no reason. Sadness can be almost pleasantly indulgent when you have a way to justify it.

To be successful, you only need one person to believe!

Kids want to saute, to cut the pizza, to see how the ingredients come together. If you let them do the fun stuff, they'll develop skills and interests that will stay with them forever.

My friends have made the story of my life.

You think it - wise - to trust Hagrid with something as important as this?" "I would trust Hagrid with my life," said Dumbledore.

For a writer it's a dream to sit and watch people as close as possible.

As there begins to be less time ahead of you, you want to be exactly who you are, without making it easier for everyone else.

Afraid of decision, I buried my finer feelings in the depths of my heart and they died there.

Words have to find a man's mind before they can touch his heart, and some men's minds are woefully small targets.