The great cause which divides our countries is not to be decided by individual animosities. The harmony of private societies cannot weaken national efforts.

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.

If you cannot be a poet, be the poem.

The general laws of Nature are not, for the most part, immediate objects of perception.

As a rule, the Government appoints its friends.

It's not enough to learn, one must become.

I didn't seem to have that effect on anyone but it would have been a waste for both of us to be saints.

It's important to note that Jesus and Christ are two different faith affirmations. Hardly any Christians have been taught that - they think "Christ" is Jesus's last name.

There are no degrees of honesty.

There is no sadder sight in the world than to see a beautiful theory killed by a brutal fact.

The films I liked were European films - Federico Fellini, Michelangelo Antonioni, François Truffaut.

Human creativity and innovation is going to make the exploitation of animals look not only inhumane but obsolete and cumbersome.