Wisdom denotes the pursuing of the best ends by the best means.

That action is best which procures the greatest happiness.

The ultimate notion of right is that which tends to the universal good; and when one's acting in a certain manner has this tendency he has a right thus to act.

Unalienable rights are essential limitations to all governments.

In joined hands there is still some token of hope, in the clinched fist none.

What they didn't want to believe, what they tried repeatedly to dismiss, was that whatever good and evil existed in the world came from within themselves and not from some abstract source.

You only live once, right?""Not true, " Quinn said, "you live every day. You only die once.

I think it's very hard to find a good friend. That's why I'm so lucky to have two sisters, because they're my best friends, and they have to be with me forever. They're stuck with me.

Odinary people don't have a feeling of being loved by the people who manage to get into positions of leadership. They get in there, they make a lot of money, and then they play games with us.

I think it's important to understand that North Carolina has been ground zero for conservative backlash.

I come more and more to the conclusion that wilderness, in America or anywhere else, is the only thing left that is worth saving.

Wer fremde Sprachen nicht kennt, weiss nichts von seiner eigenen.He who is ignorant of foreign languages, knows not his own.

People in China say: 'If you love your children, send them to New York. If you hate your children, also send them to New York.

Sweetest nut hath sourest rind.