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

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.

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

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 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.

I CAN'T GO ON! I FEEL LIKE NONE OF MY EMOTIONAL WOUNDS CAN HEAL! AS SOON AS IT TRIES TO HEAL, IT SHATTERS AGAIN! I CAN'T HEAL!

I know having a job can sometimes be very challenging, but not having one can be too.

The historic lesson is that it was a strategic failure to go into Iraq. History will not be and should not be kind with that decision.

In one day, I have times where I'm feeling great, I feel like I love my life, and then 2:30 rolls around and I'm the angriest man alive. My wife sees it.

Whenever you find humour, you find pathos close by its side.

I'm amazed at my progress.

The music technology scene is changing so fast its hard to keep up.

So there's a few different ways that we treat insomnia. The first thing that we always do is we look at the cause.

I think it's wonderful to save the world, but you need to be part of the world, too.

If I could reach up and hold a star for every time you made me smile, the entire evening sky would be in the palm of my hand.