My country, 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrim's pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring.

If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.

Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.

The time is always right to do what is right.

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.

The time is always right to do the right thing.

You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.

It's not the violence of the few that scares me, it's the silence of the many

Upon the one thing every writer absolutely must have, and that is intellectual curiosity.

The purpose of life is to discover your gift. The work of life is to develop it. The meaning of life is to give your gift away.

It's more dangerous to have a friend then it is to have an enemy.

My mind s a center of divine operations

Mom could make small things seem miraculous. That was her talent.

It's not a problem taking out someone who wants your people dead. That's not a problem at all.

The real question is: How much truth can I stand?

I was marrying someone I loved because I didn't want to lose them; I didn't see anything wrong with that.

Gareth Bale has been levitated to the status of one of the best players in the world.

My first popular book, 'A Brief History of Time,' aroused a great deal of interest, but many found it difficult to understand.