History doesn't choose individual people. History chooses everyone. Every day. The only question is: How long will you ignore the call?

there's nothing more intimate in life than simply being understood. And understanding someone else.

She wasn't tracking down her father to learn more about him. She was tracking him down to learn more about herself.

No matter how far we come, our parents are always in us.

The past may not hurt you, but it won't challenge you, either.

In this world, there was nothing scarier than trusting someone. But there was also nothing more rewarding.

Not every President is a great speaker. Not every President is a great thinker. But in the modern era, every single President is a master of one thing: eye contact.

Don't go to eighth grade...don't talk about something old...don't bring up old memories that have nothing to do with who we are now. THIS is all that matters! TODAY.

...can I tell you something...? I don't think you're in love with the past. I think you're scared of the future.

We make a great bad guy, and they all say they hate us. But at the end of every day, people want to trust us. Because we're their government. And people trust their government.

The worst lies in life are the ones we tell ourselves.

Man will always waste time if there is no system to check and compel him to invest his time.

The world lures people with its temptations and attractions, masking them with a cover of pleasure

No soul has the power to redeem. You can only tell others about the Redeemer.

Reaching out to any fellow ghetto kids is an act he puts in the same category as doing drugs: the initial rush of warmth and euphoria puts you on a path to ruin.

End illegal immigration.

A man who cannot think is not an educated man however many college degrees he may have acquired.

Life is a game; so we should know very well how to play it.

Society is like this card game here, cousin. We got dealt our hand before we were even born, and as we grow we have to play as best as we can.

We can console ourselves for not having great talents as we console ourselves for not having great places. We can be above both in our hearts.

What you want is what you cannot have. What you cannot have is what you want.