The complacent the self-indulgent the soft societies are about to be swept away with the debris of history.

Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor.

Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.

One person can make a difference, and everyone should try.

No responsibility of government is more fundamental than the responsibility of maintaining the highest standard of ethical behavior for those who conduct the public business.

Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.

Don't pray for an easy life, pray to be a stronger man.

If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.

Honesty is a fine foundation from which to build upon

I am apparently the complete opposite of a sociopath. (Seriously. I took a test.) WHEW! ‪#‎dodgedabullet‬

As many of you know I travel a good bit and do not get to see my friends and family as much as I would like.

I believe in trying to get a balance between individual freedom on the one hand and social responsibility on the other.

Father expected a good deal of God. He didn't actually accuse God of inefficiency, but when he prayed his tone was loud and angry, like that of a dissatisfied guest in a carelessly managed hotel.

Why don't presidents fight the war? - Why do they always send the poor?

My Precious, my Precious.

I think it's a style of acting that you trust. You trust the instincts.

Growing up I had lots of role models. Looking back, my parents were my first role models.

An apology for America's values is never the right course.