You can make children believe whatever you want, and the children of today are the soldiers and mothers of tomorrow.

Fear is the highest fence.

Break up the printing presses and you break up rebellion.

We're the victims of a disease called social prejudice, my child. These dear ladies of the law and order league are scouring out the dregs of the town. C'mon be a glorified wreck like me.

My religion is no garment to be put on and off with the weather. You had better know that, all of you. I shall worship as I please and hope for all men to worship as they please in Scotland.

Like the rudder or anchor on a ship, your habits can guide you in the direction of your dreams or hold you back and keep you from achieving them.

You may make something you don't think is very important during your lifetime and it'll last for a thousand years.

If you know what a man's doing, get in front of him; but if you want to guess what he's doing keep behind him.

If you're going to walk into a scene on a stage, you've gotta know what room you just left and what just happened.

I learned much from my father just by watching his example. If I saw him hold a door open for someone, I learned to do the same. Kids always observe their parents and I always watched my daddy.

I'm a woman of a certain age who doesn't have kids and never really settled down ... I enjoy kids but not for long periods. I think they're adorable and funny and sweet, and then I have a headache.

Life is too short to torture yourself for no reason.

True teachers are those who use themselves as bridges over which they invite their students to cross; then, having facilitated their crossing, joyfully collapse, encouraging them to create their own.

The love of our neighbor hath its bounds in each man's love of himself.

We're letting [technology] take us places that we don't want to go.