Witness, eternal God! Oh, witness that, from this hour, I will do what one man can to drive out this curse of slavery from my land!

Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.

The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.

It's a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong, something the best people have always done.

Whipping and abuse are like laudanum: you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline.

The truth is the kindest thing we can give folks in the end.

No ornament of a house can compare with books; they are constant company in a room, even when you are not reading them.

So much has been said and sung of beautiful young girls, why doesn't somebody wake up to the beauty of old women.

I feel now that the time is come when even a woman or a child who can speak a word for freedom and humanity is bound to speak... I hope every woman who can write will not be silent.

Talk of the abuses of slavery! Humbug! The thing itself is the essence of all abuse!

The past, the present and the future are really one: they are today.

When you are not near me, I make the sound of one hand clapping.

Feathertail... No, don't leave me!

Joy all creatures drink At nature's bosoms.

If I start to become a star, I'll lose contact with the normal guys I play best.

Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.

Everyone I know who is having success in film right now is there because of persistence.

I've never known an auctioneer to lie unless it was absolutely necessary.

I'm amazed that anyone is interested in what I have to say.

Everything in your life, every experience, every relationship is a mirror of the mental pattern that is going on inside of you.

Use lots of paint and don't worry, they will make more.