They that govern the most make the least noise.

Old friends are best.

A king is a thing men have made for their own sakes, for quietness sake. Just as in a family one man is appointed to buy the meat.

They that are against superstition oftentimes run into it of the wrong side. If I wear all colors but black, then I am superstitious in not wearing black.

It's not the drinking to be blamed, but the excess.

Idolatry is in a man's own thought, not in the opinion of another.

Philosophy is nothing but discretion.

Wise people say nothing in dangerous times.

No man is the wiser for his learning; it may administer matter to work in, or objects to work upon; but wit and wisdom are born with a man.

The world cannot be governed without juggling.

They that govern the most make the least noise.

Of all actions of a man's life, his marriage does least concern other people, yet of all actions of our life tis most meddled with by other people.

In quoting of books, quote such authors as are usually read; others you may read for your own satisfaction, but not name them.

Pleasure is nothing else but the intermission of pain.

Tis not seasonable to call a man traitor, that has an army at his heels.

Prayer should be short, without giving God Almighty reasons why he should grant this, or that; he knows best what is good for us.

Abundance consists not only in material possession, but in an un-covetous spirit.

A glorious Church is like a magnificent feast there is all the variety that may be but every one chooses out a dish or two that he likes and lets the rest alone how glorious soever the Church is every one chooses out of it his own religion by which he governs himself and lets the rest alone.

Its not the drinking to be blamed but the excess.

Pleasures are all alike simply considered in themselves: he that hunts, or he that governs the commonwealth, they both please themselves alike, only we commend that, whereby we ourselves receive some benefit.

Humility is a virtue all preach, none practice; and yet everybody is content to hear

Never tell your resolution beforehand, or it's twice as onerous a duty.

The first Western attempt to save Africa from itself was in the late 19th century. It was led by Christian missionaries who claimed to be seeking to end poverty, disease and the slave trade.

There was very little art in my childhood. I was raised in South Carolina; I wasn't aware of any art in South Carolina. There was a minor museum in Charleston, which had nothing of interest in it. It showed local artists, paintings of birds.

I think 'Breaking Bad' is incredible.

There's nothing that everyone likes in the world. People have different opinions. It's just the way of living. I know that there will be differences.

My father never once told me he loved me. I told him I loved him only one time - that was when he was sick. It was hard, the way he showed his love. I didn't understand what he was trying to teach me. Now I know, but it came too late for him to see it. After he was gone, I realized he was trying to strengthen my mind to make me better.

There's a difference between expectations and aspirations.

Feminism is a good venue for getting yourself across as much as for getting your point across.

We are a constitutional monarchy. I don't order laws, I propose them. Article 35 of our constitution states that the king can only refuse a law of parliament once, then he has to sign it - if the same law is then supported by a two-thirds majority in both houses of parliament.

Bare lists of words are found suggestive to an imaginative and excited mind.

Chaos is nothing more than beauty about to dance.

I think a lot of people will be liberated from a lot of oppressive manufacturing jobs, or a lot of service jobs, because they'll be done by computers. There'll be the world's best education available online and free.

You can't not look cool with a crossbow.

Photographers never have much incentive to show the world as it is.

Law is downstream from culture. By the time you make a law about something, you're reacting, not acting. I'd rather shape the culture.

I basically made it my mission to prove that ethical fashion isn't frumpy and bland.

I also have a different, softer side, and I want for people to hear that.

What's really frustrating with movies is the lack of improvement.

I am an avid hunter and marksman, and I will not hesitate to shoot anyone who has myself or family in fear for our lives.

I've always drawn on bits and pieces of my own life.

'Which is stronger, politics or love?' is like asking, 'Which is stronger, exhaling or inhaling?' They are two sides of the same thing.

When something is at risk or in danger or about to be lost, those are the moments you start to realize how much it means to you.

According to Ted Watt's 'The First Labor Day Parade,' the September date was chosen because it coincided with a Knights of Labor conference in New York, thus guaranteeing a sizable turnout for the festivities.

My thing is, once you start to put a backbeat on your music or something that has a machine in it, you have popularity, but you lose the flexibility. And you lose a richness.

I think everyone deserves dignity.