Power is not a means it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship.

The earth is supported by the power of truth it is the power of truth that makes the sun shine and the winds blow indeed all things rest upon truth.

To have the chance to see your music be elevated and to have almost universally positive response to that music makes me feel better every day. I feel more confident and inspired and that's fun.

That's what makes Linux so good: you put in something and that effort multiplies. It's a positive feedback cycle.

If you're not making mistakes then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes.

Politics makes strange bedfellows.

Newt Gingrich is one of the brightest people in the Republican Party and he's always been a little unorthodox in his approach to politics but that's what makes him Newt Gingrich.

That is why everyone in politics and we do it must make sure that they do not depend on one single interest group. A good compromise is one where everybody makes a contribution.

Politics makes me sick.

The more that I know of politics the more it makes me realize that being a politician is largely useless.