"The government of the United States is a device for maintaining in perpetuity the rights of the people, with the ultimate extinction of all privileged classes."

"One with the law is a majority."

"To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded to the human race."

"Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create character."

"Never underestimate the power of a single moment of clarity can change a lifetime."

"The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude."

"The primary distinction of the artist is that he must actively cultivate that state which most men, necessarily, must avoid the state of being alone."

"Why is it you feel like a dope if you laugh alone, but that's usually how you end up crying?"