"I am in earnest; I will not equivocate; I will not excuse; I will not retreat a single inch; and I will be heard."

"With reasonable men I will reason; with humane men I will plea; but to tyrants I will give no quarter, nor waste arguments where they will certainly be lost."

"The golden rule is that there are no golden rules."

"It's no use carrying an umbrella if your shoes are leaking."

"A child is not likely to find a father in God unless he finds something of God in his father."

"There are more bad musicians than there is bad music."

"It is no coincidence that in no known language does the phrase 'As pretty as an Airport' appear."

"Deep-seated are the wounds dealt in civil brawls."