Government originated in the attempt to find a form of association that defends and protects the person and property of each with the common force of all.

People in their natural state are basically good. But this natural innocence,however, is corrupted by the evils of society.

I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery.

There are always four sides to a story: your side, their side, the truth and what really happened.

Freedom is the power to choose our own chains

The freedom of Mankind does not lie in the fact that can do what we want, but that we do not have to do that which we do not want.

People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.

Why should we build our happiness on the opinons of others, when we can find it in our own hearts?

Those people who treat politics and morality separately will never understand either of them.

I am not made like any of those I have seen. I venture to believe that I am not made like any of those who are in existence. If I am not better, at least I am different.

No one is happy unless he respects himself.

Most of the students there, he said, don't know what they think. You tell 'em, they'll think it. I plan to tell 'em.

If God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for evil against one another.

Lots of English people say exactly the opposite of what they mean.

I hope to bring people to God with my songs.

'I think as a guy you need a little bit to be on your own from early on, to start to live your own life, and try to understand what is going on around you, you have to be able to survive...

I'm scared to die," I whispered as Michael walked in. "He was scared to live," he said kissing my forehead.

Your body is sacred. You’re far more precious than diamonds and pearls, and you should be covered too.

Tagore once said - art has to be beautiful, but, before that, it has to be truthful.

There is very little genuine rock and roll out there at the moment - but Steve Conte has hit the nail on the head with this one!

When hiring, mix Harvard Nerds with Chicago Improvisers and stir.