"I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend."

"It is our duty still to endeavor to avoid war but if it shall actually take place, no matter by whom brought on, we must defend ourselves. If our house be on fire, without inquiring whether it was fired from within or without, we must try to extinguish it."

"We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."

"To walk the path of enlightenment means character is forged in the fires of discipline."

"Boy, those French: they have a different word for everything!"

"Vegetarian - that's an old Indian word meaning lousy hunter."

"The young people have MTV and rock and roll. Why would they go to read poetry? Poetry belongs to the Stone Age. It awakens in us perceptions that go back to those times."

"Life has changed enormously, and I hope - I hope more people read good things."