Look at our Lords disciples. One denied Him; one doubted Him; one betrayed Him. If our Lord couldn't have perfection, how are you going to have it in city government?

Power is dangerous unless you have humility.

If a man's handshake is no good all the {legal} paper in the world won't make it good.

The police are not here to create disorder, they're here to preserve disorder.

I'm not the last of the old bosses. I'm the first of the new leaders.

The Democratic Party is the party that opened its arms. We opened them to every nationality, every creed. We opened them to the immigrants. The Democratic Party is the party of the people.

They have vilified me, they have crucified me - yes, they have even criticized me!

If a man can't put his arms around his sons and help them, then what's the world coming to?

We shall reach greater and greater platitudes of achievment.

Gentlemen, let's get the thing straight once and for all. The policeman isn't there to create disorder. The policeman is there to preserve disorder.

We have to face it: in America today the way to have fun and celebrate is to break a store window and take something. That's the way it is, today in America, and we have to accept it

I find that writing is as magical as the genre I write in. When the story comes alive and takes over, it's truly a journey to another world.

Hate will destroy you. Let love be the basis of which you live your life.

Don't ever confuse the two, your life and your work. The second is only part of the first.

The evolution of a bourgeoisie is a healthy phenomenon when it grows and prospers thanks to bourgeois values: hard work, honesty, personal responsibility.

It is the same with understanding as with eyes; to a certain size and make, just so much light is necessary, and no more. Whatever is beyond brings darkness and confusion.

Im always interested in looking - historically - at how theater can animate history and how all of that can make us engage with our lives in an enriching way.

If Hillary Clinton becomes president, America is going to be in some mess.

Back-to-School Chats, Advice from Mothers to Their Daughters.

You got shot at and you still got me an air conditioner.

God-forsaken is beautiful, too.