Industry is increased, commodities are multiplied, agriculture and manufacturers flourish: and herein consists the true wealth and prosperity of a state.

People sometimes attribute my success to my genius; all the genius I know anything about is hard work.

Give all the power to the many, they will oppress the few. Give all the power to the few, they will oppress the many.

When a government betrays the people by amassing too much power and becoming tyrannical, the people have no choice but to exercise their original right of self-defense — to fight the government.

One great error is that we suppose mankind more honest than they are.

I think the first duty of society is justice.

There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.

Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike.

A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.

Foreign influence is truly the Grecian horse to a republic. We cannot be too careful to exclude its influence.

It's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government.

Saying of the Prophet.Ink and Blood:The ink of the learned is holier than the blood of the martyr.

I let her do some of my laundry and she slipped in a few meals in between, and next thing I remember, she was all moved in.

What interests me about thoughts is not the moment when it crystallises into formal ideas but its earlier stages.

If you want to grow, find men who provoke you.

I wanna sit behind the scenes and see nothin' but the greens.

It may seem like a big risk to follow your dream, but isn't the greatest risk of all to miss your life?

Perhaps there is no life after death....there's just Los Angeles.

I had a very different vibe then, I was very into minimalism. I was kind of obsessed with Helmut Lang and [Martin] Margiela.

Nobody works harder than Lady Gaga. Nobody. She is unbelievable. I don't know how she sleeps, or when or if.

I'll tell you why we make fun of midgets: We're not afraid of them.