The obligation of subjects to the sovereign is understood to last as long, and no longer, than the power lasteth by which he is able to protect them.

A democracy is no more than an aristocracy of orators. The people are so readily moved by demagogues that control must be exercised by the government over speech and press.

The condition of man... is a condition of war of everyone against everyone.

Government is necessary, not because man is naturally bad... but because man is by nature more individualistic than social.

Hell is truth seen too late.

Humans are driven by a perpetual and restless desire of power.

The right of nature... is the liberty each man hath to use his own power, as he will himself, for the preservation of his own nature; that is to say, of his own life.

How could a state be governed, or protected in its foreign relations if every individual remained free to obey or not to obey the law according to his private opinion.

Life in the state of nature is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.

It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law

Curiosity is the lust of the mind.

Keep your goal challenging enough that you have to change to achieve it.

The modern State, whether in a totalitarian or a democratic country, has far too much power, and we are probably right to fear it.

...and that visibility which makes us most vulnerable is that which also is the source of our greatest strength.

It's funny when people say something is "unreal" about something that is, in reality, real. I'm so guilty of it, it's real!

I don't run to add days to my life, I run to add life to my days.

Brands mature over time, like a marriage. The bond you feel with your spouse is different than when you first met each other. Excitement and discovery are replaced by comfort and depth.

It's important to me that everyone is treated with respect.

Social Security is a covenant that should not be broken.

It might be hard to believe, but as difficult as cancer was, in some ways it was good for me.

A solved problem creates two new problems, and the best prescription for happy living is not to solve any more problems.