"Freedom is not a gift nor does it simply exist for us to have, but rather it is a sacred duty, and its blessed yield of hope is born from none other than the blood of the innocent."

"American society will never completely understand the true meaning of equality."

"Genius is always accompanied by enthusiasm."

"Human intelligence may not be the best trick nature has to offer."

"Death is the great hope of all life; the desire to expend itself; to be used and consumed by its own longing for itself."

"It is better to have a meaningful life and make a difference than to merely have a long life."

"A polite enemy is just as difficult to discredit, as a rude friend is to protect."

"Unfortunately, your reputation often rests not on your ability to do what you say, but rather on your ability to do what people expect."

"The best way to win against the intolerable is to tolerate them, for this they have seldom dealt with. Your indulgence may soften their malice and open their eyes to more honorable ways."

"Remember that the greatest fool in the world may ask more than the wisest man can answer."

"Education should prepare our minds to use its own powers of reason and conception rather than filling it with the accumulated misconceptions of the past."

"Fanatic is often the name given to people of action by people who are lazy."

"While it is important for people to see your promise you must also remember that hope is the keeper of both happiness and disappointment, the father of both progress and failure."

"I have never read for entertainment, but rather for understanding and to satisfy my eager curiosity."

"You may find many contradictory statements and philosophies within my writings. However, to this I will say such is life, for life is full of contradictions."

"The test of a belief is not exclusively in the belief itself, but also in the intentions and actions of those who embrace it."

"Many openly show discontentment with their looks, but few with their intelligence. I, however, assure you there are many more plain minds than faces."

"Change will never happen when people lack the ability and courage to see themselves for who they are."

"Emotion is often what we rely upon to carry us across the unfathomable voids in our intelligence."

"The secret to discovery is to never believe existing facts."

"True love is quiescent, except in the nascent moments of true humility."

"Architects of grandeur are often the master builders of disillusionment."

"Most people do not actually know how to think for themselves, and unfortunately that prevents them from even knowing it."

"In all known time there has never been a greater monster or miracle than the human being."

"There are few surer ways to become disliked by men than to perform well where they have performed poorly."

"No time is better spent than that spent in the service of your fellow man."

"If we fear the unknown then surely we fear ourselves."

"It is better to have a fair intellect that is well used than a powerful one that is idle."

"In the company of the accomplished, people hope it will rub off on themselves, in the company of the misfortunate, they fear it!"

"A mistake made by many people with great convictions is that they will let nothing stand in the way of their views, not even kindness."

"Creativity is the greatest expression of liberty."

"It has been my experience that if we make the effort to listen to people when we meet them, and work to get to know them a little, it is then easy to find something likeable in practically anyone."

"The right to justice is something that no one can bestow, nor take away, for it is in one's heart."

"Where wise actions are the fruit of life, wise discourse is the pollination."

"Birth and death; we all move between these two unknowns."

"No one is more insufferable than he who lacks basic courtesy."

"The ability to forgive is one of man's greatest achievements."

"The realities of the world seldom measure up to the sublime designs of human imagination."

"Join me in my quest for a greater understanding of our existence. Join me in my desire for a greater self. Join me as I seek the humility to love and understand my fellow man."

"Ambition is not what a man would do, but what a man does, for ambition without action is fantasy."

"There are amazingly wonderful people in all walks of life; some familiar to us and others not. Stretch yourself and really get to know people. People are in many ways one of our greatest treasures."

"Courteousness is consideration for others; politeness is the method used to deliver such considerations."

"Truth is often the favorite tool of those who deceive."

"One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say."

"True education is limited to those people who would die without knowing, whereas the masses in the institutions are merely going through the motions, for education is a way of living."

"In America, educators punish those who actually think for themselves. There is only acceptance for popular opinion."

"Having a sense of purpose is having a sense of self. A course to plot is a destination to hope for."

"Callousness and insolence bring to bare unanimous social condemnation, while the simple efforts of politeness are admired; even in those who are otherwise despised."

"Suffering is one of life's great teachers."

"Within the hearts men, loyalty and consideration are esteemed greater than success."