There is nothing in the world really beneficial that does not lie within the reach of an informed understanding and a well-protected pursuit.

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.

Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it.

The hottest fires in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of moral crisis.

Silence is golden but when it threatens your freedom it's yellow.

In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.

It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare.

When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.

Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy.

The Fate of good men who refuse to become involved in politics is to be ruled by evil men.

I can be patient, Vivienne, and I believe you’re worth waiting for.

They're all true. They all could have happened.

It only seems as if you are doing something when you're worrying.

To buy happiness is to sell soul.

A man that extols himself is a fool and an idiot

I'm never at a loss for new projects.

But the world, in its present state, is no place for princesses.

We live in an almost perfect stillness and work with incredible urgency.

It makes you feel good when a movie works. Usually when I see an old movie I've made, I say to myself, 'Oh God, why did I do this?' and 'Why didn't I change that?' and things like that.