"I have no ambition to govern men;..." - Quote by Thomas Jefferson

“A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the highest virtues of a good citizen, but it is not the highest. The laws of necessity, of self-preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of higher obligation. To lose our country by a scrupulous adherence to written law would be to lose the law itself, with life, liberty, property and all those who are enjoying them with us; thus absurdly sacrificing the end to the means.”

“I do not pretend that language is science. It isan instrument for the attainment of science.”

“Our country is now taking so steady a course as to show by what road it will pass to destruction, to wit: by consolidation of power first, and then corruption, its necessary consequence.”

“It is not enough to give orders they must be obeyed.”

“There are problems that just end up being really hard and by definition the only problems that come to my desk are the ones that nobody else can solve.”

“My greatest reward is that I have been able to build this wonderful organization.”

“I started taking ballet lessons when I was 4, and I was performing in ballet companies when I was 10, and I did summer stock in Miami Beach when I was 12, and finally I said, 'I gotta go to Broadway.'”

“That's basically what the drive is: "I want to be famous, I want to be noticed, and I want to be approved of." That's basically what you're after. "Give me attention, give me applause, give me an audience. A. A. A. Straight As." That's all you're looking for.”

“Interest is the spur of the people, but glory that of great souls. Invention is the talent of youth, and judgment of age.”