God forbid that the day should ever come when to be true to my constituents is to be hostile to the Union.

African slavery, as it exists in the United States, is a moral, a social, and a political blessing.

The principle for which we contend is bound to reassert itself, though it may be at another time and in another form.

Truthfulness is a cornerstone in character, and if it be not firmly laid in youth, there will ever after be a weak spot in the foundation.

Truth crushed to earth is truth still and like a seed will rise again.

The time for compromise has now passed, and the South is determined to maintain her position, and make all who oppose her smell Southern powder and feel Southern steel.

Governments rest on the consent of the governed, and that it is the right of the people to alter or abolish them at will whenever they become destructive of the ends for which they were established.

Neither current events nor history show that the majority rule, or ever did rule.

All we ask is to be let alone.

Nothing fills me with deeper sadness than to see a Southerner apologizing for the defense we made of our inheritance.

A question settled by violence, or in disregard of law, must remain unsettled forever.

I cannot sleep unless I am surrounded by books.

The stories are not made, they are discovered.

Creating characters is easy. It’s getting them to behave that’s the problem.

How helpless we are, like netted birds, when we are caught by desire!

People want to watch whatever video they want to watch whenever they want to watch. If you provision your Internet infrastructure adequately, you can do that.

I do not give alms; I am not poor enough for that.

I don't think I'd want to sit down and listen to people's stories all day long.

The more closely we see ourselves being watched by our enemies, the more time intent we should be to avoid their slanders.

And I try to be as diplomatic as I can, but it always ends up being a psychodrama up there on stage.

Do not take life's experiences too seriously. For in reality they are nothing but dream experiences. Play your part in life, but never forget that it is only a role.