“Where a man cannot fitly play his own part; if he have not a friend, he may quit the stage.”

“But it is not only the difficulty and labor which men take in finding out of truth, nor again that when it is found it imposeth upon men's thoughts, that doth bring lies in favor; but a natural tho...”

“A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.”

“Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.”

“Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few...”

“God never wrought miracle to convince atheism, because his ordinary works convince it. It is true, that a little philosophy inclineth mans mind to atheism; but depth in philosophy bringeth mens min...”

“Most of the time, if you treat people right, you don't have to be afraid of them.”

“How can you have a war on terrorism when war itself is terrorism?”

“Islamic killers are over here because we are over there.”

“When private bands of fanatics commit atrocities we call them "terrorists," which they are, and have no trouble dismissing their reasons. But when governments do the same, and on a much larger scal...”

“GTMO has been a goldmine of intelligence about radical Islamic terrorism.”

“Terrorism has no nationality or religion.”