Their Quotes

Those that are the loudest in their threats are the weakest in their actions.

What a curious phenomenon it is that you can get men to die for the liberty of the world who will not make the little sacrifice that is needed to free themselves from their own individual bondage.

Great nations write their autobiographies in three manuscripts - the book of their deeds, the book of their words and the book of their art.

For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and armed militia is their best security.

Patriots always talk of dying for their country and never of killing for their country.

Fans are my favorite thing in the world. I've never been the type of artist who has that line drawn between their friends and their fans. The line's always been really blurred for me. I'll hang out with them after the show. I'll hang out with them before the show. If I see them in the mall, I'll stand there and talk to them for 10 minutes.

Negroes - Sweet and docile, Meek, humble, and kind: Beware the day - They change their mind.

Old people love to give good advice; it compensates them for their inability to set a bad example.

Whenever a husband and wife begin to discuss their marriage they are giving evidence at a coroner's inquest.

Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honors depend upon heaven.

Our concern for the loss of our friends is not always from a sense of their worth, but rather of our own need of them and that we have lost some who had a good opinion of us.

I think everyone should experience defeat at least once during their career. You learn a lot from it.

The limitation of riots, moral questions aside, is that they cannot win and their participants know it. Hence, rioting is not revolutionary but reactionary because it invites defeat. It involves an emotional catharsis, but it must be followed by a sense of futility.

A spirit of innovation is generally the result of a selfish temper and confined views. People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors.

Human beings the world over need freedom and security that they may be able to realize their full potential.

I hate the actor and audience business. An author should be in among the crowd, kicking their shins or cheering them on to some mischief or merriment.

The joys of parents are secret, and so are their grieves and fears.

Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.

Yet, when child sex offenders are brought to justice and serve time for their offenses, they are often released into unsuspecting communities and left free to resume their sexual attacks.

Economic medicine that was previously meted out by the cupful has recently been dispensed by the barrel. These once unthinkable dosages will almost certainly bring on unwelcome after-effects. Their precise nature is anyone's guess, though one likely consequence is an onslaught of inflation.

In the past a leader was a boss. Today's leaders must be partners with their people... they no longer can lead solely based on positional power.

Hairdressers are a wonderful breed. You work one-on-one with another human being and the object is to make them feel so much better and to look at themselves with a twinkle in their eye.

Men must know their limitations.

No matter what you think about the Iraq war, there is one thing we can all agree on for the next days - we have to salute the courage and bravery of those who are risking their lives to vote and those brave Iraqi and American soldiers fighting to protect their right to vote.

How true Daddy's words were when he said: all children must look after their own upbringing. Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

I learned that very often the most intolerant and narrow-minded people are the ones who congratulate themselves on their tolerance and open-mindedness.

We cannot conceive of matter being formed of nothing, since things require a seed to start from... Therefore there is not anything which returns to nothing, but all things return dissolved into their elements.

What springs from earth dissolves to earth again, and heaven-born things fly to their native seat.

The one thing people are the most liberal with, is their advice.