Sit down to write what you have thought, and not to think what you shall write.

You never know what you can do till you try.

It is by attempting to reach the top at a single leap that so much misery is caused in the world.

If the people of Sheffield could only receive a tenth part of what their knives sell for by retail in America, Sheffield might pave its streets with silver.

Men fail much oftener from want of perseverance than from want of talent.

Never esteem men on account of their riches or their station. Respect goodness, find it where you may.

Nothing is so well calculated to produce a death-like torpor in the country as an extended system of taxation and a great national debt.

The power which money gives is that of brute force; it is the power of the bludgeon and the bayonet.

I defy you to agitate any fellow with a full stomach.

Men of integrity are generally pretty obstinate, in adhering to an opinion once adopted.

I was a countryman and a father before I was a writer on political subjects... Born and bred up in the sweet air myself, I was resolved that my children should be bred up in it too.

Nothing has to be funny, sometimes I just laugh to unclog my soul.

Two silent time zones had now merged to form the standard time of one man's fate

"Life is unfair" "The goalposts will move" and above all: "other people matter"

I take seriously the idea that we are African Apes who (at least for the moment) dominate the planet, but our psychology is pretty much what it was when we were living in small groups on the savanna.

One of the foremost activities of the NSA's FAD, or Foreign Affairs Division, is to pressure or incentivize EU member states to change their laws to enable mass surveillance.

Walk softly and carry a big stick. Or stomp loudly and carry enough firepower to start a small war. Whatever worked

There are offences given and offences not given but taken.

Don't take life too seriously. Have fun in your life. And, never forget my mantra - love and laughter supersede all!

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. You never know what it’s going to look like on the other side, but you’ll see it eventually if you keep your eyes open.

This is why I say that the individual's most potent weapon is a stubborn belief in the triumph of common decency.