Strong impulses are but another name for energy. Energy may be turned to bad uses; but more good may always be made of an energetic nature, than of an indolent and impassive one.

If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.

Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative.

War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse.

A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.

To tax the larger incomes at a higher percentage than the smaller, is to lay a tax on industry and economy; to impose a penalty on people for having worked harder and saved more than their neighbors.

One person with a belief is equal to ninety-nine who have only interests.

The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it.

Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of.

I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.

Liberty lies in the rights of that person whose views you find most odious.

Watching you has taught me that a man need not be weak to have a faith, but is made strong by it.

The grace of redemption is better than riches.

Earth without "art" is just "eh

I hope some day we will learn to use the power of love, not the power of gun and world will see the universal peace.

The brainy class is made up of individuals who think for themselves and beyond formal education are continuous learners who tend to be self-taught.

It is a happy moment when our desire crosses with the will of Heavenly Father.

You do have a tendency to severe spinal cords." "Only for you.

I like thinking about the fragility of the human flesh and our bodies - our decay and eventual death.

It is like what we imagine knowledge to be: dark, salt, clear, moving, utterly free.

I was raised with a huge Armenian influence, always hearing stories of Armenia, celebrating Armenian holidays.