Not men but measures a sort of charm by which many people get loose from every honorable engagement.

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.

Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it.

The hottest fires in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of moral crisis.

Silence is golden but when it threatens your freedom it's yellow.

In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.

It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare.

When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.

Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy.

The Fate of good men who refuse to become involved in politics is to be ruled by evil men.

Employment leaves you bare and empty

We may not understand why certain things occur in our lives, but we understand who to run to when they do.

Reading a book, watching a movie, going to a play, it's transporting, and very, very exciting. And to be a part of that, creating things with your imagination, whoa.

When all the people covered in tattoos turn about 70 years old, they're going to look like a strange race of melting clowns.

Games that make you feel good about yourself are good games to be playing.

We are not distinguished from brutes by our senses, but by our understanding.

I'm all about working with directors that are doing different techniques and I think everyone has their way of getting it to the place that they think is best.

I want to be remembered as a poet, a peacemaker, and a philosopher who played.

That is life. Just one long succession of misunderstandings and rash acts and what not. Absolutely.

The public are not stupid.