Nothing can be believed but what one sees, or has from an eye witness.

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.

Faith gives you an inner strength and a sense of balance and perspective in life.

I got tired of feeling like Dracula. I wanted to see some daylight, and not just at six o’clock in the morning.

Don't believe in everything that is written. Not everything that is written is true

I walked to the bookcase and examined the storybooks inside. As a girl, I had dreamed of having stacks of books at my disposal--stories to get lost in, other worlds to live in when mine was so bleak.

See, " he said, "the arrow struck against this. It is the kiss I gave her. It has saved her life.

Thou shalt not think that thou be a leader, merely because thee be having more than 0 followers.

The danger of civilization, of course, is that you will piss away your life on nonsense.

Most of the time one night blends into the next and weeks blend into weeks and months into other months. And sooner or later we all die. But at the beginning of the night anything’s possible.

Is there a movie I think I should have won the Oscar for? Yeah. All of them.

The purpose of civilization and growth is to be able to reach out and empathize with other people... For me, the movies are like a machine that generates empathy.