Whoever lays his hand on me to govern me is a usurper and tyrant, and I declare him my enemy.

Laws: We know what they are, and what they are worth! They are spider webs for the rich and mighty, steel chains for the poor and weak, fishing nets in the hands of government.

When deeds speak, words are nothing.

The possessions of the rich are stolen property.

the government can do nothing for you. But you can do everything for yourselves

In any given society the authority of man over man runs in inverse proportion to the intellectual development of that society.

All parties without exception, when they seek for power, are varieties of absolutism.

The great are only great because we are on our knees. Let us rise!

The proprietor, producing neither by his own labor nor by his implement, and receiving products in exchange for nothing, is either a parasite or a thief.

Liberty, Not the Daughter but the Mother of Order.

I do not wish to be either governor nor governed!

Too often we look back on our lives with regret. What is done, is done. We learned lessons from those mistakes. Every day is a new beginning.

Today is ours; what do we fear? Today is ours: we have it here. Let's treat it kindly, that it may Wish at least with us to stay.

A garden should feel like a walk in the woods.

I think family is very important in West Virginia and has long been so because the mountains made travel difficult in the past, and family members had to depend on each other.

It's a kind of zen question: if you write a book and no one reads it, is it really a book?

I think the minimum wage ought to keep pace with inflation.

The question is not How much may I indulge in and still be saved. God forbid! I must rather ask, What about Christ's will and the example I set for my fellow Christians?

A true initiation never ends.

When a new CEO comes, make sure you send him a visiting card to say, 'Sir, I'm with you'.

With cats, some say, one rule is true: Don't speak till you are spoken to.