Power is not a material possession that can be given, it is the ability to act. Power must be taken, it is never given.

A revolution was never fought, throughout history, for ideals. Revolutions were fought for much more concrete things: food, clothes, housing, and to relieve intolerable oppression. … I know of no one, outside of Patrick Henry, willing to die for an abstraction.

I detest symbolic protest, as it is an outcry of weak, middle-of-the-road, liberal eunuchs. If an individual feels strongly enough about something to do something about it, then he shouldn't prostitute himself by doing something symbolic. He should get out and do something real.

Cultivate solitude and quiet and a few sincere friends, rather than mob merriment, noise and thousands of nodding acquaintances.

Why did God make so many dumb fools and Democrats?

Dessert is probably the most important stage of the meal, since it will be the last thing your guests remember before they pass out all over the table.

Power is not a material possession that can be given, it is the ability to act. Power must be taken, it is never given.