No mans error becomes his own Law; nor obliges him to persist in it.

A democracy is no more than an aristocracy of orators. The people are so readily moved by demagogues that control must be exercised by the government over speech and press.

The condition of man... is a condition of war of everyone against everyone.

Government is necessary, not because man is naturally bad... but because man is by nature more individualistic than social.

Hell is truth seen too late.

Humans are driven by a perpetual and restless desire of power.

The right of nature... is the liberty each man hath to use his own power, as he will himself, for the preservation of his own nature; that is to say, of his own life.

How could a state be governed, or protected in its foreign relations if every individual remained free to obey or not to obey the law according to his private opinion.

Life in the state of nature is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.

It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law

Curiosity is the lust of the mind.

Forgive me, joy, if I blasphemed youbefore I learned to love.

As sore places meet most rubs, proud folks meet most affronts.

You're making a big mistake if you think that you can beat me.

Whenever I see a photograph of some sportsman grinning over his kill, I am always impressed by the striking moral and esthetic superiority of the dead animal to the live one.

The greatest knowledge we can ever have is knowing God treasures us.

I think it's unnecessary to be mean for the sake of being mean, but I do believe you have to be truthful, but with love.

That's the job of the National Security Council is to try to be a disciplined clearinghouse, gathering the views from across multiple agencies, teeing up decisions that make sense for the president.

Every failure can be considered as a tragedy or a chance to learn something. The latter is healthier

You think I'm going to ask these sweet 14 year olds to ask their parents to buy a $100 ticket then run around in latex and lip sync? No way.

I wake up to my three dogs and my wife in bed and the kids, and those are the best gifts that I have.