Commitment is what transforms a promise into a reality... Commitment is the stuff character is made of; the power to change the face of things. It is the daily triumph of integrity over skepticism.

I will prepare, and someday my chance will come.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

No man is poor who has a Godly mother.

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.

We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.

The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.

You should have hopes. Hopes to nourish the courage that helps get success in life.

Careers go in cycles. I've plateau-ed. I've been at the bottom of the ocean... You win some, you lose some.

I have a lifelong devotion to public service.

I really do feel like I'm in a generation where women are empowering and supporting each other. It's so amazing to feel a part of that.

The things that I'm talking about not knowing, they're not mysteries of the universe; it's just stuff I thought I would know by the time I was thirty-nine.

Up from the sea, the wild north wind is blowing, under the sky's gray arch. Smiling, I watch the shaken elm boughs, knowing It is the wind of March.

Highways dont belong in cities. Period. Europe didnt do it. America did. And our cities have paid the price.

Please do not shoot the pianist. He is doing his best.

Young filmmakers are supposed to be the young turks that advance the current state of filmmaking ideas.

I don't write books for people to be friends with the characters. If you want to find friends, go to a cocktail party.