Leadership is not about men in suits. It is a way of life for those who know who they are and are willing to be their best to create the life they want to live.

Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition

Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.

The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.

He showed the words "chocolate cake" to a group of Americans and recorded their word associations. "Guilt" was the top response. If that strikes you as unexceptional, consider the response of French eaters to the same prompt: "celebration.

Overheard in a Washington D.C. confessional: "Bless me, Father, for sins have been committed.