Safety is the most basic task of all. Without sense of safety, no growth can take place. Without safety, all energy goes to defense
A right is not what someone gives you; it's what no one can take from you.
The measure of your quality as a public person, as a citizen, is the gap between what you do and what you say.
We're not a democracy. It's a terrible misunderstandin g and a slander to the idea of democracy to call us that. In reality, we're a plutocracy: a government by the wealthy.
Democracy is just a word. You have to give it meaning. The US is not a democracy. Most Americans do not vote. We haven't had a real choice for a long, long time now. Wealth rules. Corporations rule. The US is a plutocracy - government by wealthy people. Certain people control multinational corporations. You couldn't get elected in the US without lots of money.
The greatest crime since World War II has been U. S. foreign policy.
There are few better measures of the concern a society has for its individual members and its own well being than the way it handles criminals.
Yeah I think Pitch Black was edgy, I think that's what worked for our film.
Art thou angry with him whose armpits stink? Art thou angry with him whose mouth smells foul?
You and I live to manifest the Glory of God.
There are few times when we know with absolute certainty we are going to do something for the last time. Life has a way of moving in circles, bringing us back to places we didn’t expect and taking us away from those we do. There are too many times we don’t pay close enough attention, and moments are lost in our assumption we’ll have another chance.