There is no greater glory than love, nor any greater punishment than jealousy.
A nation cannot afford to do a mean thing.
Give me the money that has been spent in war and I will clothe every man, woman, and child in an attire of which kings and queens will be proud. I will build a schoolhouse in every valley over the whole earth. I will crown every hillside with a place of worship consecrated to peace.
From the beginning of our history the country has been afflicted with compromise. It is by compromise that human rights have been abandoned.
By the Law of Slavery, man, created in the image of God, is divested of the human character, and declared to be a mere chattel.
The slave power dares anything, and it can be conquered only by the united masses of the people. From Congress to the people, I appeal.
The Senator from South Carolina has read many books of chivalry, and believes himself a chivalrous knight, with sentiments of honor and courage. Of course he has chosen a mistress to whom he has made his vows, and who, though ugly to others, is always lovely to him; though polluted in the sight of the world, is chaste in his sight I mean the harlot, Slavery. For her, his tongue is always profuse in words.
I think there is a case for strong action and intervention when there is criminality and when the leaders are corrupt or behaving in a criminal fashion.
I've got my feet firmly on the ground, I can't see life changing too much. I reckon more girls will talk to me at college and more people will look at me, but they know me for who I am.
Maturity requires a final accommodation between our aspirations and our limitations.
I plan to go to university - but for sure, acting is what I want to do. It's a hard business, but I believe in my heart that I'll be doing it for a very long time.