A nation without the means of reform is without the means of survival.

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.

Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it.

The hottest fires in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of moral crisis.

Silence is golden but when it threatens your freedom it's yellow.

In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.

It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare.

When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.

Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy.

The Fate of good men who refuse to become involved in politics is to be ruled by evil men.

Men. And their no-good, fool-headed proposals.

Life happens, whether you're in it or not, but death doesn't give you a choice.

The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.

I love 'Annie Hall, ' but then I adore 'Hannah and Her Sisters.' Dianne Wiest is amazing in 'Bullets Over Broadway, ' but her in 'Hannah and Her Sisters, ' I absolutely loved it.

The mouse had fallen in with evil cats.

If you’re not acting on your beliefs, then they probably aren’t real.

And those whom once my song had cheered and gladdened, If still they live, rove through the world now saddened.

You know, there's a rule in sports, "Don't do anything great if you can't handle the congratulations."

Happiness consists not in having, but of being, not of possessing, but of enjoying. It is the warm glow of a heart at peace with itself.

To be honest, I couldn't hold a conversation with anybody in any language other than English - and that's a struggle sometimes!