[A] spirit of justice and friendly accomodation...is our duty and our interest to cultivate with all nations.

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.

The end of democracy and the defeat of the American Revolution will occur when government falls into the hands of lending institutions and moneyed incorporations.

I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.

I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.

When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.

Truth between candid minds can never do harm.

The government you elect is the government you deserve.

Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.

We are not on this planet to ask forgiveness of our deities

the great advantage of really contemporary fiction is that one finds oneself mirrored on every page

This is my doctrine: Give every other human being every right you claim for yourself. Keep your mind open to the influences of nature. Receive new thoughts with hospitality. Let us advance.

People are drawn to you because you make them feel happy

If the ego is inflated it must be gradually deflated.

If you're a positive person, you're an automatic motivator. You can get people to do things you don't think they're capable of.

We just always focus on quality, which can be frustrating during the wait, but which pays off when we're done (we hope).

Some might say that it's easier to be the runner than the runner's family.

I never want to be in a position where I have to defend my material. It's too subjective. It's for other people to defend or not defend.

To become what you are not, behave as you do not.