"Happiness is not a brilliant climax to years of grim struggle and anxiety. It is a long succession of little decisions simply to be happy in the moment."

"Leadership is an opportunity to serve. It is not a trumpet call to self-importance."

"The secret of happiness is the determination to be happy always, rather than wait for outer circumstances to make one happy."

"There are realities we all share, regardless of our nationality, language, or individual tastes. As we need food, so do we need emotional nourishment: love, kindness, appreciation, and support from others."

"Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter."

"When the government violates the people's rights, insurrection is, for the people and for each portion of the people, the most sacred of the rights and the most indispensible of duties."

"President Obama is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people."

"I love acting. It's my playground, it let's me explore. But my happiness in this world - my level of peace - is never going to be dictated by acting."