The equal rights of man and the happiness of every individual are now acknowledged to be the only legitimate objects of government.

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.

The end of democracy and the defeat of the American Revolution will occur when government falls into the hands of lending institutions and moneyed incorporations.

I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.

I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.

When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.

Truth between candid minds can never do harm.

The government you elect is the government you deserve.

Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.

The minute I stopped trying to find the right girl, and started trying to become the right guy...the girl came.

Like forearm veins, my interests spread in different directions and eventually led to the hands, to writing.

The praise and glorification of God doesn't exclusively spring from deep and untroubled understanding

Secrets are like honey in a paper bag. Eventually, they leak out.

When you take an action to improve humanity, you are happy.

Spiritual balance is tai chi. It is the center of things. It is the place where yin and yang meet. In the chakras, it is considered the heart chalkra, anahata.

Paradoxically, the people and state of Japan living on such moral props were not innocent but had been stained by their own past history of invading other Asian countries.

Problems can only exist if they have your attention.

Finding faults is for those with tired minds.

When I think about singing, and music, I think about how the people who live on the East Tennessee side have more of a curve or yodel to their voices, and then you think about the curve of mountains.