We shall have to begin all over again. [Taft hoped that] the Senators might change their minds, or that the people might change the Senate; instead of which they changed me.

The true Mason takes full responsibility for the condition of his character and ever strives for its perfection.

The true Mason always carries his working tools everywhere.

Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgment.

Too many people don't care what happens so long as it doesn't happen to them.

Don't write so that you can be understood, write so that you can't be misunderstood.

We must dare to be great; and we must realize that greatness is the fruit of toil and sacrifice and high courage.

The precepts of the Gospel were universally the obligations of Masonry.

We can't have a decent government unless those in power exercise self restraint.

Presidents come and go, but the Supreme Court goes on forever.

The world is not going to be saved by legislation.

The Christians had an almost miraculous talent for turning wine into water.

In my opinion, the state of mind of a community is always directly due to the influence of the man at the top.

A man's value to the community depends primarily on how far his feelings, thoughts, and actions are directed towards promoting the good of his fellows.

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not.

There is no easy off button for your brain.It would be really really nice if there were.

We have no healthcare and we have all the guns in the world, it makes you think twice before you start throwing punches in a bar.

If you talk to any director, they'll say music is fifty percent of the movie.

Keep everybody guessing as to what your next trick is going to be. Don't become too predictable.

How body from spirit slowly does unwind, until we are pure spirit at the end.

I feel like I've been very fortunate in that I've stuck like a burr to the dog-leg of the next generation of nerdism. I've been carried into the XXIth century on Bill Gates' pants-cuff.