When the passage "All men are born free and equal," when that passage was being written were not some of the signers legalised owners of slaves?

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.

I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.

Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.

Dream tonight of peacock tails, Diamond fields and spouter whales. Ills are many, blessing few, But dreams tonight will shelter you.

Toil is man's allotment; toil of brain, or toil of hands, or a grief that's more than either, the grief and sin of idleness.

Meditation and water are wedded for ever.

I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.

Aye, aye! and I'll chase him round Good Hope, and round the Horn, and round the Norway Maelstrom, and round perdition's flames before I give him up.

War should be carried on like a monsoon; one changeless determination of every particle towards the one unalterable aim.

Two guys jumped us on the way to get food, " Cameron answered. "Ty is like... a ninja on crack. He beat them up pretty spectacularly. Then we stole with their car.

So you've stopped thinking you're going to die?Oh, I'm more certain of it than ever. But I've stopped being scared.

Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head, and knows not that it brings abundance to drive away the hunger.

I always felt caged, closed in, like I was punching at things that weren't there. I always had too much energy for the room I was in.

Don't confuse luck with skill when judging others, and especially when judging yourself.

The U.K. really is made up of four nations that never really became one.

Putting Americans at risk for a political reason I think is wrong and I think it's unfortunate.

I have seen the day, when, if a man made himself ridiculous, the world would laugh at him. But now, everything that is mean, disgusting, and absurd, pleases them but so much the better!

All the dangers in our world are like a blessed wake up call. They tell us to live life NOW... not tomorrow, not when the children grow up, not when we retire... but NOW.

Gaze Upward, Look Inward, Reach Outward, Press Forward.