The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield, and government to gain ground.

Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.

Politics, like religion, hold up the torches of martyrdom to the reformers of error.

Nothing was or is farther from my intentions, than to enlist myself as the champion of a fixed opinion, where I have only expressed doubt.

Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time, who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done, if we are always doing.

While the art of printing is left to us science can never be retrograde what is once acquired of real knowledge can never be lost.

History, in general, only informs us what bad government is.

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

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty, than those attending too small a degree of it.

Be your own hero.

The bowler approached the wicket at a lope, a trot, and then a run. He suddenly exploded in a flurry of arms and legs, out of which flew a ball.

The simple act of saying 'thank you' is a demonstration of gratitude in response to an experience that was meaningful to a customer or citizen.

I'm an eight hours kind of sleeper, so I definitely try to schedule that in.

I hope by the time I am president that we will have pushed ISIS out of Iraq.

In the past, when I shot films about fishermen and hunters, I always had to admire their ability to perceive time in its entirety. The present was always temporary.

Time strips our illusions of their hue, And one by one in turn, some grand mistake Casts off its bright skin yearly like the snake.

Such evil deeds could religion prompt.

I've done everything I could to the best of my ability. Thank you for the unconditional love and cyber hugs. You inspire me.

If you wish to succeed in managing and controlling others - learn to manage and control yourself.