Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.

A half truth is the worst of all lies,because it can be defended in partiality.

In the ideal State laws are few and simple, because they have been derived from certainties. In the corrupt State laws are many and confused, because they have been derived from uncertainties.

He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.

Laws are like spider's webs: If some poor weak creature comes up against them, it is caught; but a big one can break through and get away.

Seek to learn constantly while you live; do not wait in the faith that old age by itself will bring wisdom.

Society is well governed when its people obey the magistrates, and the magistrates obey the law.

We can have justice whenever those who have not been injured by injustice are as outraged by it as those who have been.

Often the wicked prosper, while the righteous starve; yet I would never exchange my state for theirs, my virtue for their gold. For mine endures, while riches change their owner every day.

The ideal state is that in which an injury done to the least of its citizens is an injury done to all.

In all things that you do, consider the end.

Freedom is that you harness from being a slave to the one you love.

The world is a Treasure Map

It is not about the money. It's the public service aspect. Absolutely, I think it has qualities of redemption. The city gets a second chance. I get a second chance.

Criticizing is easy, art is difficult.

Experiment is fundamentally only induced observation.

I think religion is a funny thing because, when you see somebody who can really break it down, sometimes it feels foolish what you believe.

When I was younger, I didn't even know how to walk. I was so self-conscious.

I probably did a dozen plays, like Off-Off-Broadway stuff.

The one's who were mean to me are now nice to me.

I am sacred when you love me. I am your sanctuary, you are mine.