Truth is the torch that gleams through the fog without dispelling it.

Truth is a torch which gleams in the fog but does not dispel it.

No nation has reason to regard itself superior to others by virtue of its innate endowment.

To limit the press is to insult a nation; to prohibit reading of certain books is to declare the inhabitants to be either fools or slaves: such a prohibition ought to fill them with disdain.

Education made us what we are.

The degree of genius necessary to please us is pretty nearly the same proportion that we ourselves have.

Harsh counsels have no effect; they are like hammers which are always repulsed by the anvil.

Genius is nothing but continued attention.

Virtue has many preachers, but few martyrs.

A man who believes that he eats his God we do not call mad; yet, a man who says he is Jesus Christ, we call mad.

Pleasure and pain are the only springs of action in man, and always will be.

It is a rather lamentable fact that few can call upon courage with the expediency they can fear.

Free markets are the real people's revolution.

One thing I learned in life, the only true friend you have in this world is your self.

The shrinks call it Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. I call it hell. The demons are waiting in each corner, ready to drag me back to the battlefield.- Puncture Wounds (2014)

Any religion or philosophy which is not based on a respect for life is not a true religion or philosophy.

The important thing is that when your come to understand something you act on it, no matter how small that act is. Eventually it will take you where you need to go.

The impossible we do immediately. The unimaginable takes a little while.

I see some people with glasses here, I trust people with glasses, don't you? But if you're wearing your glasses like this ... "Get away from 'em!"

The most important thing in skating is finding your center. There is nothing better than Skate Spinner to do this - not even skates!

Within our perceived weaknesses and imperfections lies the key to realizing our true strength.