No instance exists of a person's writing two language perfectly. That will always appear to be his native language which was most familiar to him in his youth.

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.

The end of democracy and the defeat of the American Revolution will occur when government falls into the hands of lending institutions and moneyed incorporations.

I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.

I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.

When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.

Truth between candid minds can never do harm.

The government you elect is the government you deserve.

Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.

Not money, not fame and not positions can transform an enemy into a friend but rather, it is love that can do such a job.

Imitation is criticism.

If people don't think the odds are against you, you're doing it wrong.

Sometimes, especially in the last six months, I still feel like going to the window and singing out all my troubles.

I don't care what you bench. I care if you have friends and family you love, a career that you love, and helped someone you don't know today.

John Fiedler's voice was kind of like the wind blowing through tall grass. It sounded homey and it sounded comforting.

One of the pleasures of reading old letters is the knowledge that they need no answer.

The fatal flaw of human wisdom is that it promises that you can change your relationships without needing to change yourself.

Why not start over because every promise made is not kept, why not start over so the American people can debate [the health care law] again?!

I liked the structure of ballet.