When I am in the country, I wish to vegetate like the country.

The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves.

A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.

Grace has been defined as the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul.

Do not keep on with a mockery of friendship after the substance is gone - but part, while you can part friends. Bury the carcass of friendship: it is not worth embalming.

There is no prejudice so strong as that which arises from a fancied exemption from all prejudice.

Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have.

Fashion is gentility running away from vulgarity and afraid of being overtaken

I'm not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.

We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, or damps our efforts.

There are no limitations to the mind except those that we acknowledge.

Blame anchors us into the past

Boredom is vastly underrated. Boredom means that nothing is trying to kill you every day.

a society driven mainly by selfish individualism has all the potential for sustainability of a collection of angry scorpions in a bottle.

You'll be "damned if you do, and damned if you don't."

Democracy is not just constitutional and legislative rules; it is a culture and practice and adhering by the law and respecting international human rights principles.

I am too many flavors for one f***ing spoon. I want to erase the lines so I can be me. If we do not speak, who will?

Knowing can be a curse on a person's life. I'd traded in a pack of lies for a pack of truth, and I didn't know which one was heavier.

I think its good to worship as a family but its also important to worship as an individual.