The King has degenerated into a tyrant and forfeits all rights to his subjects' obedience.

The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.

This is all the inheritance I give to my dear family. The religion of Christ will give them one which will make them rich indeed.

If this be treason, make the most of it!

United we stand, divided we fall. Let us not split into factions which must destroy that union upon which our existence hangs.

The distinctions between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers, and New Englanders are no more. I Am Not A Virginian, But An American!

[Our Constitution] is an instrument for the people to restrain the government.

When the American spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different: Liberty, sir, was the primary object.

It is when a people forget God, that tyrants forge their chains.

The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.

God made me blind and unable to walk. BIG DEAL! He gave me the ability... the musical gifts I have... the great opportunity to meet new people.

Your life is your canvas. You are responsible for the beauty of your art.

Writers are a little below clowns and a little above trained seals.

What else can we do in the wilderness, than to wonder?

Caring passionately about something isn't against nature, and it isn't against human nature. It's what we're here to do.

There is a mighty big difference between good sound reasons and reasons that sound good.

I'm ambitious in the sense that I raise the bar high for myself.

The bitter pinecone may be eaten, The mist on high give nourishment. The whole world takes to go-and-getting; My way alone is difficult.

Meditation is nothing but taking a mental shower.

Man is never sufficiently touched and affected by the awareness of his lowly state until he has compared himself with God's majesty.

It often happens that I have an idea, but then I try to fill in the intermediate steps and find they don't work, so I have to give it up.