Every human being is entitled to courtesy and consideration. Constructive criticism is not only to be expected but sought.

I do not want to see the Republican party ride to political victory on the Four Horsemen of Calumny-fear, ignorance, bigotry and smear.

Public service must be more than doing a job efficiently and honestly. It must be a complete dedication to the people and to the nation.

When people keep telling you that you can't do a thing, you kind of like to try it.

One of the basic causes for all the trouble in the world today is that people talk too much and think too little. They act impulsively without thinking. I always try to think before I talk.

Moral cowardice that keeps us from speaking our minds is as dangerous to this country as irresponsible talk.

I don't believe the American people will uphold any political party that puts political exploitation above national interest. Surely we Republicans aren't that desperate for victory.

Greatness is not manifested by unlimited pragmatism, which places such a high premium on the end justifying any means and any methods

As an American, I want to see our nation recapture the strength and unity it once had when we fought the enemy instead of ourselves.

We should not permit tolerance to degenerate into indifference.

Freedom unexercised may be freedom forfeited. The preservation of freedom is in the hands of the people themselves - not of the government.

You judge people in the context of their time, not in the context of ours.

Our mistakes and regrets are not barriers to becoming who we can be

When people hold you in high esteem, it's very delicate relationship. When they meet you they're putting all their chips up. It's make or break.

Nows the time to go for all the gusto you can grab. You'll have plenty of time to be low-key when you're laid out on the slab.

I think you believe in these words, I think - three very important words, peace through strength, right. Peace through strength.

Maybe it's only those who've made such chaos of their lives who can understand the heights and depths of God's mercy.

I just have this thing inside me that wants to eat and conquer. Maybe it's egotistical, but I have it in me. I don't want to be a tycoon. I just want to conquer people and their souls.

Courage isn't the absence of fear; it's the dealing with it.

When you're writing‚ you're conjuring. It's a ritual‚ and you need to be brave and respectful and sometimes get out of the way of whatever it is that you're inviting into the room.

With every movie I do and every day I go to work, my goal is not just to reach for difference, but also figure out how to look at world and characters in a different way.