War crushes with bloody heel all justice, all happiness, all that is Godlike in man. In our age there can be no peace that is not honorable; there can be no war that is not dishonorable.

From the beginning of our history the country has been afflicted with compromise. It is by compromise that human rights have been abandoned.

By the Law of Slavery, man, created in the image of God, is divested of the human character, and declared to be a mere chattel.

The slave power dares anything, and it can be conquered only by the united masses of the people. From Congress to the people, I appeal.

If a man has done evil in his life, he must not be complimented in marble.

Nothing from man's hands, nor law, nor constitution, can be final. Truth alone is final.

The true greatness of nations is in those qualities which constitute the greatness of the individual.

Give me the centralism of liberty; give me the imperialism of equal rights.

The age of Chivalry is gone. An age of Humanity has come.

No true and permanent fame can be founded, except in labors which promote the happiness of mankind.

A nation cannot afford to do a mean thing.

The light is shinning in every dark place.

In order to perfect your craft, you've gotta go hard, you've gotta go overtime.

You can't be invisible being Asian. You can't say "Hi, I'm white!"

And all writing is creating or spinning dreams for other people so they won't have to bother doing it themselves.

When a dog is really comfortable, they give off a certain scent and you can smell it on their paws.

It's my real name. My mother's name is Rose Rock. It was the worst name as a kid to have. They called me Piece of the Rock, Plymouth Rock, Joe Rockid, and Flintstones. Now they call me Mister Rock.

The moment you say yes to acting on your desire is the real beginning.

The point is to be involved in the moment.

Every problem is an opportunity in disguise.

If there was no Internet, my career would have ended in 1995.