Without equality, I say, there cannot be liberty.

A State divided into a small number of rich and a large number of poor will always develop a government manipulated by the rich to protect the amenities represented by their property.

Civilization means, above all, an unwillingness to inflict unnecessary pain ... those of us who heedlessly accept the commands of authority cannot yet claim to be civilized men.

Those who know the normal life of the poor... will realize well enough that without economic security, liberty is not worth having.

The number of substitutes for fine and clean thinking the world provides positively gnaws at one's vitals.

No citizen enjoys genuine freedom of religious conviction until the state is indifferent to every form of religious outlook from Atheism to Zoroastrianism.

A healthy loyalty is not passive and complacent, but active and critical.

Every State is known by the rights it maintains.

If it weren't for the law, I would steal books; if it weren't for my purse, I would buy them.

The only real security for social well-being is the free exercise of men's minds.

If there is one thing fundamental to the life of the spirit it is the absence of force.

Put a tiger on your tank

We live in a hypocrite and confused world.You will get answer to the questions you don't seek.

Flying by the seat of your pants precedes crashing by the seat of your pants.

He that overcometh shall inherit all things. God has no poor children.

I value very much the time before the show, when there is nothing else but to concentrate on the show, and it's just purely design.

If I really considered myself a writer, I wouldn't be writing screenplays. I'd be writing novels.

Be good at something. It makes you valuable.

It's so crucial to really get a good handle on what's getting in the way of the kid completing a homework assignment. It can be so many things.

The renowned seventh-century Zen master Seng-tsan taught that true freedom is being "without anxiety about imperfection.

Every one of us is an artist, and as an artist, you really can stroll into any venue that you want, as long as you take your time to learn the etiquette of that venue.