The numbers of men in all ages have preferred ease, slumber, and good cheer to liberty, when they have been in competition.

Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.

There are two ways to conquer and enslave a country. One is by the sword. The other is by debt.

Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.

Always stand on principle even if you stand alone.

But a Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.

Power always thinks... that it is doing God's service when it is violating all his laws.

One useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three is a Congress.

The jaws of power are always open to devour, and her arm is always stretched out, if possible, to destroy the freedom of thinking, speaking, and writing.

There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.

Children should be educated and instructed in the principles of freedom.

No holy book is more inspired than the other. They are all inspired according to their gods.

I can only run at pace of my breath.

Think, my friend, think millions of things! Thinking is the Art of God!

They were like her rocks. Imperfect and surprising and maybe better in the long run than certainties. Chances, she thought, were life

I always did plays in school because I thought it was fun, but it just never occurred to me as a thing to do.

There's kind of an unwritten rule, Don't call your captain out at a Ryder Cup, win, loss or draw, you just don't.

Songwriting is the way of perpetual want. Songwriters are the blessed/cursed people. You will never have a moment's peace in your life. You will always be wanting the next song.

Is he all right?" Jade asked Sterns. He Swooned" I know he swooned," Jade replied.

When I was a boy I remember the women, how they dressed, how they behaved, what was important to them at the time. Like Lee Marvin and Gloria Grahame in The Big Heat.

I still think science is looking for answers and art is looking for questions.