Self-Criticism is the secret weapon of democracy, and candor and confession are good for the political soul.

Eggheads, unite! You have nothing to lose but your yolks.

Your public servants serve you right; indeed often they serve you better than your apathy and indifference deserve.

Some of us worship in churches, some in synagogues, some on golf courses...

A wise man who stands firm is a statesman, a foolish man who stands firm is a catastrophe.

If we value the pursuit of knowledge, we must be free to follow wherever that search may lead us. The free mind is no barking dog to be tethered on a ten-foot chain.

Man is a strange animal, he doesn't like to read the handwriting on the wall until his back is up against it.

Power corrupts, but lack of power corrupts absolutely.

A lie is an abomination unto the Lord, and a very present help in trouble.

Why is it that when political ammunition runs low, inevitably the rusty artillery of abuse is always wheeled into action?

Carelessness about our security is dangerous, carelessness about our freedom is also dangerous.

Vengeance is the outer shell of a blade which carries the core named Justice. Justice is the wind that decides Vengeance’s course.

Photography is about capturing souls, not smiles.

Choosing forgiveness opens the door of your heart and makes way for a miracle in your life.

Nobility of birth does not always insure a corresponding unity of mind; if it did, it would always act as a stimulus to noble actions; but it sometimes acts as a clog rather than a spur.

My biggest problem is retaining the exact information.

One thing you had to learn [after the presidency] was that you no longer had the sense of responsibility that became ingrained in your system.

I am not born to sit still and do nothing. If I lose the game, it shall not be from not striving for it.

I'm a great believer in what happens on the field should stay there.

In the last 20, 22 years I have sung here very often and I have always felt the affection and warmth of the Italians, and I feel very close to you.

I was never really a writer, I was always more of a performer.