Never underestimate the incompetence of government.

Do just once what others say you can't do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again.

Remember, the greater the opportunity, the fewer are those who see it.

Independent thinkers are usually geniuses or idiots and at times it's hard to tell which.

To enslave a people, give them money they didn't earn.

It's easier to have faith in yourself if you have faith in God.

To succeed in business, put the interest of the customer ahead of your own.

The decline and fall of a civilization is barely noticed by most of its citizens.

Love of country is nowhere the same as love of government.

Apparently there's nothing more dangerous than a religious criminal.

Hardly anything works out as well as we hope.

Mother Nature is relentless and forward. When we do not live according to her laws she rewards us with disease.

And sometimes when I feel that much emotion, something inside of me just snaps.

Weather means more when you have a garden. There's nothing like listening to a shower and thinking how it is soaking in around your green beans.

My mom said once that education was a privilege not afforded to everyone, but she was wrong--it wasn't a privilege. It was our right. We had the right to a future.

Live life for the moment because everything else is uncertain!

For in this strange anatomy we wear, the head has greater powers than the hand; the spirit, heart, and mind are over all.

I was always very determined and ambitious, and I knew I would do something that would let me travel and stuff, but I didn't know really know what I would do to get there.

There’s a lot more to being with someone than just love.

I suppose that there is no point wasting time being lazy, though of course indolence in a divine way, actually has its advantages.

Private property was the original source of freedom. It still is its main bulwark.