Be charitable and indulge to everyone, but thyself.

Patriotism is considered to be an emotion a person ought to feel. But why? Why is it nobler to love your own country than to love someone else's?

Wallace Shawn

I grew up very religious, and I don't have a great relationship with religion.

Brad Pitt

The successful man is prosperous, because he has developed ninety-five percent of his ability. The failure is poor, because only five percent of his natural talents have been utilized.

Charles E. Popplestone

Every society, all government, and every kind of civil compact therefore, is or ought to be, calculated for the general good and safety of the community.

George Mason

Amid the pressure of great events, a general principle gives no help.

G. W. F. Hegel

Everywhere, we learn only from those whom we love.

Johann von Goethe

Mr. Clarke played the King all evening as though under constant fear that someone else was about to play the Ace.

Eugene Field

Left-wingers are incapable of conspiring because they are all egomaniacs.

Norman Mailer

Always tell the truth - it's the easiest thing to remember

David Mamet

When I used to go into bars people would try and fight me. Women would punch me 10 years ago or put cigarettes out on my arm or my face. But it doesn't seem to happen any more. They show us a lot of love.

Johnny Knoxville

Elizabeth Peyton, the artist known for tiny, dazzling portraits of radiant youth, is now painting tiny, dazzling portraits of radiant middle age.

Jerry Saltz

Starting a new retirement plan for those below a certain age is something tens of millions of Americans have already been through at work.

Mitch Daniels