"The main business of religions is to purify, control, and restrain that excessive and exclusive taste for well-being which men acquire in times of equality."

"Life is to be entered upon with courage."

"America is a land of wonders, in which everything is in constant motion and every change seems an improvement.… No natural boundary seems to be set to the efforts of man; and in his eyes what is not yet done is only what he has not yet attempted to do."

"A democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can escape the obligation to pay it."

"Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same."

"I think at some stage, I would love to have another child. I would love to settle into a relationship that was really important to me. I actually am not good at the balance at that."

"Each time you go to the same track you know whether you're improving or whether you're not... it's not open to interpretation. It's measurable - unlike acting."

"Justice is the harmonious balance between individual liberty and collective good. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery."