I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book. Use this quote
Age is getting to know all the ways the world turns, so that if you cannot turn the world the way you want, you can at least get out of the way so you won't get run over. Use this quote
Intelligence is the faculty of making artificial objects, especially tools to make tools. Use this quote
We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home. Use this quote
The end of poetry is not to create a physical condition which shall give pleasure to the mind... The end of poetry is not an after-effect, not a pleasurable memory of itself, but an immediate, constant and even unpleasant insistence upon itself. Use this quote
God cannot alter the past, though historians can. Use this quote
Wrong life cannot be lived rightly. Use this quote
One cannot subdue a man by holding back his hands. Lasting peace comes not from force. Use this quote
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Use this quote
It takes great wit and interest and energy to be happy. The pursuit of happiness is a great activity. One must be open and alive. It is the greatest feat man has to accomplish. Use this quote
One cannot wage war under present conditions without the support of public opinion, which is tremendously molded by the press and other forms of propaganda. Use this quote
Basically, I believe the world is a jungle, and if it's not a bit of a jungle in the home, a child cannot possibly be fit to enter the outside world. Use this quote
If the highest things are unknowable, then the highest capacity or virtue of man cannot be theoretical wisdom. Use this quote
He is no lawyer who cannot take two sides. Use this quote
Mr. Chairman, delegates. I accept your nomination for President of the United States of America. I do so with humility, deeply moved by the trust you have placed in me. It is a great honor. It is an even greater responsibility. Use this quote
If history could teach us anything, it would be that private property is inextricably linked with civilization. Use this quote
Man is a creature of hope and invention, both of which belie the idea that things cannot be changed. Use this quote
Things are never quite as scary when you've got a best friend. Use this quote
Many people in the world today are not starving because there is an inherent inability to produce food, they are starving because they are caught in the middle of political fights and blockades that have been used as weapons. Use this quote
Situational unawareness in the private marketplace or on the battlefield will cost you your livelihood or your life. In the Age of Obama, however, such willful ignorance is a job prerequisite. The less you know the better. Use this quote