The Procrustean bed is not a symbol of equality. It is no less inequality to have equality among unequals.

The mark of a truly civilized man is confidence in the strength and security derived from the inquiring mind.

Appeal must be to an informed, civically militant electorate.

The history of liberty has largely been the history of the observance of procedural safeguards.

The real rulers in Washington are invisible, and exercise power from behind the scenes.

Gratitude is one of the least articulate of the emotions, especially when it is deep.

We have enjoyed so much freedom for so long that we are perhaps in danger of forgetting how much blood it cost to establish the Bill of Rights.

It is a wise man who said that there is no greater inequality than the equal treatment of unequals.

Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late.

Freedom of speech and of the press are essential to the enlightenment of a free people and in restraining those who wield power.

There can be no security where there is fear.

You don't spread democracy with a barrel of a gun.

If you look closely you'll find all my lovers inscribed on my skin.

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

Fire is always ready to burn the hand it warms.

Kitsch is deceptive. It has many different levels, and some of them are high enough to be dangerous to the naive seeker of true light.

I'm a very cerebral person and I like to do my homework and break it down. I like to feel like I did my due diligence. It's a confidence factor for me, as an actor.

To become fully alive a person must have goals and aims that transcend himself.

The solution to our suffering is our suffering!

With success comes expectation, and I know the expectation on me is going to be pretty high.

The blue and bright-eyed floweret of the brook, Hope's gentle gem, the sweet Forget-me-not.