You will expect me to discuss the late election. Well, as nearly as I can learn, we did not have enough votes on our side.

Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity.

Blessed are the young for they shall inherit the national debt.

Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die.

It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of free speech. Immediately on attaining power each dictator has suppressed all free speech except his own.

My country owes me nothing. It gave me, as it gives every boy and girl, a chance. It gave me schooling, independence of action, opportunity for service and honor.

Peace is not made at the council table or by treaties, but in the hearts of men.

Being a politician is a poor profession. Being a public servant is a noble one.

All men are equal before fish.

To the engineer falls the job of clothing the bare bones of science with life, comfort, and hope.

Absolute freedom of the press to discuss public questions is a foundation stone of American liberty.

Most books are so well written they barely have any effect on the reader’s senses

You can believe that you are a good and caring person, but if you don't treat others with goodness and care, where is the proof?

There is no more fascinating subject in which a person may become occupied than an examination into the history of his ancestry.

If our civilization is destroyed, it will not be by his barbarians from below. Our barbarians come from above.

IT'S a pitfall to have a definition of photography.

I think I do myself a disservice by comparing myself to Steve Jobs and Walt Disney and human beings that we've seen before. It should be more like Willy Wonka... and welcome to my chocolate factory.

Bands that I've loved over the years are the ones that have a certain myth around them.

I think history is inextricably linked to identity. If you don't know your history, if you don't know your family, who are you?

Apart from if Playboy come calling.

Once a need is satisfied, it is no longer a motivator. Satisfaction does not increase motivation