The practice of democracy means that I, one person, one humble person, nevertheless feel some responsibility if the officials for whose election I was responsible go too far out of line.

Without the discovery of uniformities there can be no concepts, no classifications, no formulations, no principles, no laws; and without these no science can exist.

Every human is like all other humans, some other humans, and no other human.

The thing is--fear can't hurt you any more than a dream.

If we indeed possess light we shall never be afraid to go and face darkness anywhere, any-time.

There is no liberty to men who know not how to govern themselves.

Persons who have been homeless carry within them a certain philosophy of life which makes them apprehensive about ownership.

I didn’t realize that one tragedy can beget another, and another — bright-eyed disasters flooding out of a death hole like bats out of a cave.

Sometimes, the girls hug all boys except me, and I just smile, but it hurts.

Nothing touches a work of art so little as criticism.

I'll be dead by the time I'm forty.

That's the great thing about doing good: Anyone can do it, any time, no waiting periods or batteries required.

If I can learn how to manage myself, why would I give you 20 percent and people are looking for me? It just doesn't make sense.