Take from the philosopher the pleasure of being heard and his desire for knowledge ceases.

People in their natural state are basically good. But this natural innocence,however, is corrupted by the evils of society.

I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery.

There are always four sides to a story: your side, their side, the truth and what really happened.

Freedom is the power to choose our own chains

The freedom of Mankind does not lie in the fact that can do what we want, but that we do not have to do that which we do not want.

People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.

Why should we build our happiness on the opinons of others, when we can find it in our own hearts?

Those people who treat politics and morality separately will never understand either of them.

I am not made like any of those I have seen. I venture to believe that I am not made like any of those who are in existence. If I am not better, at least I am different.

No one is happy unless he respects himself.

Like taking a breath, learning was the simple and extraordinary result of being alive.

Don't waste your time chasing things that will never be beneficial to your future.

On the sound of handcuffs--"For me it's the sound of all light and hope crashing down on a minority.

I made publicity contracts with Nike, several broadcasting companies and airline companies within Australia.

My husband, Nick Chiles and I wrote a number of relationship books together, and what we found was that women were thirsty to hear directly from men.

The glass is always half empty. All good comedians are manic-depressive.

I find as much inspiration from the forerunners of jazz as I do the modern-day innovators of jazz.

Highway spending, which I think most everybody says is badly needed in this country, creates American jobs, and also makes America more competitive.

When your name is on the marquee, you either get the glory or you get the hits.

I don't have the stressful job. Barack Obama does.