"I am in earnest; I will not equivocate; I will not excuse; I will not retreat a single inch; and I will be heard."

"With reasonable men I will reason; with humane men I will plea; but to tyrants I will give no quarter, nor waste arguments where they will certainly be lost."

"The trouble with this country is that there are too many people going about saying, 'The trouble with this country is....'"

"Freedom of opinion can only exist when the government thinks itself secure."

"In the sweetness of friendship; let there be laughter and the sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed."

"This day before dawn I ascended a hill and looked at the crowded heaven."

"The one whose judgment counts most in your life is the one staring back in the glass."

"Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done, and why. Then do it."