The little I know of it has not served to raise my opinion of what is vulgarly called the Monied Interest; I mean, that blood-sucker, that muckworm, that calls itself the friend of government.

Concession comes with better grace and more salutary effect from superior power.

Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it.

I would have it inscribed on the curtains of your bed and the walls of your chamber: "If you do not rise early you can make progress in nothing."

Where laws end, tyranny begins.

An eagerness and zeal for dispute on every subject, and with every one, shows great self-sufficiency, that never-failing sign of great self-ignorance.

Unlimited power corrupts the possessor; and this I know, that, where law ends, there tyranny begins.

Theoretical principals must sometimes give way for the sake of practical advantages.

I know that I can save this country and that no one else can.

The atrocious crime of being a young man . . . I shall neither attempt to palliate nor deny.

It's not what you know

To acquire immunity to eloquence is of the utmost importance to the citizens of a democracy.

I can only sing songs my way. I don't know any other way.

Marry me, princess. I'll give you my kingdom—small potatoes that it is.

Tables turn, bridges burn, you live and learn.

We have this idea of perfection that is so unrealistic. We are our own worst enemy. No one is noticing that little scar.

Particular lies may speak a general truth.

Remember all fairy tales end at some point.

If you look at the world the same way when you're 50 that you did when you were 20, then you wasted 30 years.

Elvis Presley is the main founding father of rock music. He was an unheralded genius behind a new music that changed western civilization for all time.