Common sense is the most widely shared commodity in the world, for every man is convinced that he is well supplied with it.

Be like a tree and let the dead leaves drop.

I can bear any pain as long as it has meaning.

What is necessary to change a person is to change his awareness of himself.

Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.

He who possesses most must be most afraid of loss.

When it is not in our power to determine what is true, we ought to follow what is most probable.

The right of a nation to kill a tyrant in case of necessity can no more be doubted than to hang a robber, or kill a flea.

The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.

All the perplexities, confusion and distress in America arise, not from defects in their Constitution or Confederation, not from want of honor or virtue, so much as from the downright ignorance of the nature of coin, credit and circulation.

Comedy is acting out optimism.

I recommend that the Statue of Liberty be supplemented by a Statue of Responsibility on the west coast.

I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.

Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment.

Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.

Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.

If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience.

You don't have to be the Dalai Lama to tell people that life's about change.

It is the story that owns and directs us. It is the thing that makes us different from cattle; it is the mark on the face that sets one people apart from their neighbors.

To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities.

Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.