Charles de Secondat

Power ought to serve as a check to power.

Men, who are rogues individually, are in the mass very honorable people.

There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice.

When you have a person in power who punishes people for speaking their mind, it's truly dangerous.

What makes knowledge automatic is what gets you to Carnegie Hall - practice, practice, practice.

Before I die, I will preach to the Muslims in the Arab world. I will preach in Egypt, Lebanon, Syria and Iran. I will preach in Tehran. I will do it under the umbrella of God. And see its impact.