The repose of nations cannot be secure without arms, armies cannot be maintained without pay, nor can the pay be produced without taxes

The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.

Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.

Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure

The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.

If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise.

In valor there is hope.

When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.

Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.

The most seditious is the most cowardly.

It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured.

The events of childhood do not pass but repeat themselves like seasons of the year.

I never wore a watch. I always depend on public clocks, and stores have clocks, but that is strange.

Most modern homes are simply uninhabitable without electricity - you couldn't flush the toilet without it. It's a huge dependency situation.

To him in whom love dwells, the whole world is but one family.

The innovation is going to come, and that is good for everybody.

Maybe the purpose of being here, wherever we are, is to increase the durability and occasions of love among and between peoples.

Now children as young as nine carry AK47s which can kill 30 people in seconds.

I probably play games more than I practice.

Let's not do that. Let's love people. Let's care about people. Let's repeal it now while we can.

It's taken me a lot of years to peel away my own layers.