America, my friends, is the only country in the world actually founded on liberty - the only one. People went to America to be free.

Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction.

If you want something said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman.

Socialists cry “Power to the people”, and raise the clenched fist as they say it. We all know what they really mean - power over people, power to the State.

If you set out to be liked, you will accomplish nothing.

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.

I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left.

Each generation has to stand up for democracy. It can't take anything for granted and may have to fight fundamental battles anew.

There are too many people who imagine that there is something sophisticated about always believing the best of those who hate your country, and the worst of those who defend it.

If you set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing.

A man who, beyond the age of 26, finds himself on a bus can count himself as a failure.

Belief... was its own magic-so long as it was carefully placed, often examined, like a bridge kept in careful repair.

I am not a hero. Heroes do not cheat.

The Key to Heaven

To fulfill a dream to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor to be given the chance to create is the meat and potatoes of life. The money is the gravy.

Spending a weekend with Hitler would have been boring in the extreme, although you would have had a greater certainty in coming back alive.

We have two hundred languages in Europe. Two hundred languages! Count them! I know you won't!

I love being able to take a nap in the afternoon.

'Without the help of mathematics,' the wise man continued, 'the art could not advance and all the sciences would perish.'

I got my interest in Lotte Lenya and the Brecht-Weill canon from my parents. And I love classical music - I got that from my parents. I love Cole Porter - that I got from my dad.

And out of heart's pain comes heart's peace; and out of desire, accomplishment.