One need not hope in order to undertake nor succeed in order to persevere.

I cannot approve of monarchs who want to rule over the conscience of the people, and take away their freedom of choice and religion.

Farewell count without a head

In all things there must be order, but it must of such a kind as is possible to observe...to see a man burnt for doing as he thought right, harms the people, for this is a matter of conscience.

I am resolved, to go and plant myself in Holland or in Zeeland, and there await the issue which it shall please Him to ordain.

The saviors of the world, society's last hope.

If there is a heaven, I'm sure Rock Hudson is there because he was such a kind person.

Say good-bye to the Affordable Care Act. That means 20 million people who lose their health insurance, just like that.

The world is a king, and like a king, desires flattery in return for favor; but true art is selfish and perverse — it will not submit to the mold of flattery.

By burning nuclear waste as fuel, we believe we can power the United States cleanly for hundreds of years without ever touching new resources.

Jesus did not come to explain away suffering or remove it. He came to fill it with His Presence.

Let others, worn with living / And living's aftermath, / Take Sleep to heal the heart's distress, / Take Love to be their comfortress, / Take Song or Food or Fancy Dress, / But I shall take a Bath.

Without Satan, with God only, how poor a universe, how trite a music!

I know you'll think this odd, but I find it strangely exhilarating not knowing what's coming next.

When I was back in Cuba, who could have imagined I would be invited to the White House!