“Vice: Whatever was passion in the contemplation of man, being brought ...” — James Harrington Quote

“Vice: Whatever was passion in the contemplation of man, being brought forth by his will into action.”

“A whole army, though they can neither write nor read, are not afraid of a platform, which they know is but earth or stone; nor of a cannon, which, without a hand to give fire to it, is but cold iron; therefore a whole army is afraid of one man.”

“The Law is but words and paper without the hands of swords of men.”

“In the woods I find things that are spiritual, redemptive, and worthy of contemplation.”

“As we continue to become a society of tweets, shorter and shorter messages, there's great value in the contemplation and reflection that comes from reading a long body of work.”

“I feel like I'm stepping into a place of spiritual contemplation every time I enter a studio; it's always had a certain magic to me that has never worn off with familiarity.”