Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.

What worries you, masters you.

Our incomes are like our shoes; if too small, they gall and pinch us; but if too large, they cause us to stumble and to trip.

The most precious of all possessions is power over ourselves.

Wherever Law ends, Tyranny begins.

Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company, and reflection must finish him.

There is frequently more to be learned from the unexpected questions of a child than the discourses of men.

The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom.

I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.

Revolt is the right of the people

I have no reason to suppose that he, who would take away my Liberty, would not when he had me in his Power, take away everything else.

Don't get so tolerant that you tolerate intolerance.

People ask all the time how I'm doing, but the truth is, they don't really want to know.

The thinness of contemporary life. I can poke my finger through it.

I will respect the limits of my experience but that won't stop me from trying to lead by example of my work. Being a good teammate and picking them up on and off the field is a simple goal of mine.

You might have asked [about skill] of an artist or a musician or whatever... but with me it just happens.

It is not whether your words or actions are tough or gentle; it is the spirit behind your actions and words that announces your inner state.

The last safe place is safe no more.

Experts and specialists lead you quickly into chaos. They are a source of useless nit-picking, the ferocious quibble over a comma.

If you don't feel comfortable in a plunging sweater, skin-tight jeans and killer heels, go home and change.

The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it.