Men acquiesce in a thousand things, once righteously and boldly done, to which, if proposed to them in advance, they might find endless objections.

Property that endangers the safety of a nation should not be suffered to remain in the hands of its citizens.

The dangers which threaten us are twofold: First, from the Confederate forces, composed of men whose earnest convictions and reckless bravery it is idle to deny.

Wisdom, prudence, forethought, these are essential. But not second to these that noble courage which adventures the right, and leaves the consequences to God.

Men ever follow willingly a daring leader: most willingly of all, in great emergencies.

Boldness and decision command, often even in evil, the respect and concurrence of mankind.

Property in man, always morally unjust, has become nationally dangerous.

It is within your power at this very moment not only to consumate an act of enlightened statesmanship, but, as the instrument of the Almighty, to restore to freedom a race of men.

The people are forbidden to give aid and comfort to rebels. What of a government that has the power to cut off from aid and comfort all the rebels of the South and fails to exercise it?

We can constitutionally extirpate slavery at this time.

The worship of words is more pernicious than the worship of images. Grammatolatry is the worst species of idolatry.

Over time as most people fail the survivor's exacting test of trustworthiness, she tends to withdraw from relationships. The isolation of the survivor thus persists even after she is free.

Courage ought to have eyes as well as arms.

Place only your kindest thoughts on everything you experience today. Meet yourself.

Take perfection and throw it out the window. There's always something you can make better or do differently - strive to IMPROVE, not attain the impossible.

While F.D.R. once told Americans that we have nothing to fear but fear itself, Mr. Ashcroft is delighted to play the part of Fear Itself, an assignment in which he lets his imagination run riot.

President Obama wants to raise taxes on the country's richest people. And you thought Donald Trump hated him before.

I'm attracted to subjects who overcome tremendous suffering and learn to cope emotionally with it

I think most actors rarely get the opportunity to play something really close to you and speaks to something you deeply believe.

A learning machine is any device whose actions are influenced by past experience.

I'm the anti indie-rocker. My stuff isn't ironic.