I wanted to write a battle song for the Judeans but so far I can think of nothing noble and weighty enough
If you give me six lines written by the hand of the most honest of men, I will find something in them which will hang him.
Friendship is the medicine for all misfortune; but ingratitude dries up the fountain of all goodness.
Nothing is as dangerous for the state as those who would govern kingdoms with maxims found in books.
I was excellent. Everybody loved me. I love myself, and I like bums.
Nothing so upholds the laws as the punishment of persons whose rank is as great as their crime.
Harshness towards individuals who flout the laws and commands of the state is for the public good; no greater crime against the public interest is possible than to show leniency to those who violate it.
If you said to me, 'Lie down on that concrete floor and fall asleep,' I could do it. I can sleep anywhere at any time of day on any surface.
I will defend Planned Parenthood. I will defend Roe v. Wade, and I will defend women's rights to make their own health care decisions.
If you descend into somebody else's private hell and stand there with them, it ceases to be hell.
To create something exceptional, your mindset must be relentlessly focused on the smallest detail.