To be able to think freely, a man must be certain that no consequence will follow whatever he writes.

Our opinions become fixed at the point where we stop thinking.

I can die when I wish to: that is my elixir of life.

Muslims are the first victims of Islam. To liberate a Muslim from his religion is the best service that one can render him!

Man makes holy what he believes as he makes beautiful what he loves.

Forgetfulness, and I would even say historical error, are essential in the creation of a nation.

A nation is a body of people who have done great things together.

Good humor is a philosophic state of mind; it seems to say to nature that we take her no more seriously than she takes us.

To have common glories in the past, a common will in the present; to have done great things together, to will to do the like again, — such are the essential conditions for the making of a people.

No idea can succeed except at the expense of sacrifice; no one ever escapes without enduring strain from the struggle of life.

When people complain of life, it is almost always because they have asked impossible things of it.

When God knows you're ready for the responsibility of commitment, He'll reveal the right person under the right circumstances.

A steward in the above scripture is a servant who serves.

I'd like to say I was smart enough to finish six grades in five years, but I think perhaps the teacher was just glad to get rid of me.

You can laugh your way into hell but not out.

Most champions get satisfied and lazy or are content with themselves.

When I was teaching, I didn't feel I had a home, a place where I truly belonged.

There's a misnomer that Hillary Clinton is as hawkish as I am, basically.

I am talking about misery and all of its implications.

Whatever can be noted historically can be found within history.

If you concern yourself with your neighbor’s talents, you’ll neglect your own. But if you concern yourself with yours, you could inspire both!