We too often bind ourselves by authorities rather than by the truth.
Freedom of conscience entails more dangers than authority and despotism.
More than a decade and half after 9/11, U.S. military actions in countries such as Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan and several other Muslim nations are governed by the Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) that was passed in the days immediately after 9/11.
We are the products of editing, rather than of authorship.
The disruptive powers of excessive national fecundity may have played a greater part in bursting the bonds of convention than either the power of ideas or the errors of autocracy.
Love is much nicer to be in than an automobile accident, a tight girdle, a higher tax bracket or a holding pattern over Philadelphia.
We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.
Avarice has ruined more souls than extravagance.
The lust of avarice as so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather to possess them than they possess their wealth.
When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?
I was brought up differently than the average American child because the average child is brought up expecting to be happy.
I thought I had more of a European sense of humour than the average American comic.
I think I'm a little more mature than the average guy.
The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.
I've lived nearby since 1981 and probably have averaged one run a week there. That's more than 1,000 repetitions, and I have yet to tire of this course.
A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.
Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better than certain kinds of peace.
It is reality that awakens possibilities, and nothing would be more perverse than to deny it.
Is the babe young? When I behold it, it seems more venerable than the oldest man.
Mr. Rickey, I'll put more people in the park than anybody since Babe Ruth.
