For one true measure of a nation is its success in fulfilling the promise of a better life for each of its members. Let this be the measure of our nation.

Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor.

Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.

One person can make a difference, and everyone should try.

No responsibility of government is more fundamental than the responsibility of maintaining the highest standard of ethical behavior for those who conduct the public business.

Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.

Don't pray for an easy life, pray to be a stronger man.

If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.

My genius is not so frail a thing that it cowers from the dirty fingers of newspapernen.

In all spheres of life, we find the grace of patient endurance.

If there's one area of me that the devil's got a hold of, it's my tongue.

No matter how organized your ducks are, life can turn on 2 seconds. So, you can't keep on waiting. Because, if you keep on waiting, it's gone.

Ahenny (adj.) - The way people stand when examining other people's bookshelves.

You can never step in the same river twice.

As an actor, you're only one little piece of the puzzle; you're fulfilling someone else's vision. If you're involved earlier on, you're kind of creating your own.

In seasons of tumult and discord bad men have most power; mental and moral excellence require peace and quietness.

Everyone in life has a purpose, and nobody's purpose is better than anyone else's