It appears I am destined for something; I will live.

If I should be so blessed as to revisit again my own country, but more especially Manchester, all that I could hope or desire would be presented before in one view.

By God, Mr. Chairman, at this moment I stand astonished at my own modesty.

I stand astonished at my own moderation

… she gave me a look that deftly combined tenderness with revulsion. To this day the memory of that look still visits me like a Jehovah’s Witness: uninvited and tireless.

Man without compassion is the coldest thing ever in this universe!

A good cigar is as great a comfort to a man as a good cry is to a woman.

If the City Council wants to hold the police accountable, it has the subpoena power and oversight responsibility to do so. They don't have the courage to do it.

I'm much faster now. When you only have a certain amount of time to write, after a while you learn to use your time well or you stop writing

We are Americans, and the future belongs to us.

The artist must be in his work as God is in creation, invisible and all-powerful; one must sense him everywhere but never see him.

If we truly want to have world peace, we have to end human trafficking.

What's funny about my group of friends is that none of us ever went to the same school. None of us lived in the same part of town.

If you want to be great and successful, choose people who are great and successful and walk side by side with them.