The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

A feeble execution is but another phrase for a bad execution; and a government ill executed, whatever may be its theory, must, in practice, be a bad government.

One of the ordinary modes, by which tyrants accomplish their purposes without resistance, is, by disarming the people, and making it an offense to keep arms.

No man can well doubt the propriety of placing a president of the United States under the most solemn obligations to preserve, protect, and defend the constitution.

And it is no less true, that personal security and private property rest entirely upon the wisdom, the stability, and the integrity of the courts of justice.

There never has been a period of history, in which the Common Law did not recognize Christianity as lying at its foundation.

The right of the citizens to keep and bear arms has justly been considered as the palladium of the liberties of a republic.

It should therefore be difficult in a republic to declare war; but not to make peace.

How easily men satisfy themselves that the Constitution is exactly what they wish it to be

It is important also to consider, that the surest means of avoiding war is to be prepared for it in peace.

Piety, religion, and morality are intimately connected with the well being of that state, and indispensable to the administration of civil justice.

I let go of all that does not serve me with gentleness and ease.

Knackered inmates are easier to control than pumped-up ones. And dead inmates are even easier to control, if you follow me.

Is there anything to lose in life? No. The only lost in life is death.

... we die, just as we were born, at the edge of a road not of our choosing.

Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success.

We're entering a bionic era where we actually are beginning to see technology that's sophisticated enough to emulate key physiological functions.

The main plot line is simple: Getting your character to the foot of the tree, getting him up the tree, and then figuring out how to get him down again.

'The Jungle Book.' It's one of the best animated films ever. I saw it when I was small at a cinema in Tehran.

So, Magellan, where are we going? (Danger) Away. I’m open to any location, so long as it doesn’t involve returning to your house while Wart-Head is there.

I don't write because of some rare talent. I write because I have a little voice inside of me that says really cool things and never shuts up.