The mark of a truly civilized man is confidence in the strength and security derived from the inquiring mind.

Appeal must be to an informed, civically militant electorate.

The history of liberty has largely been the history of the observance of procedural safeguards.

The real rulers in Washington are invisible, and exercise power from behind the scenes.

Gratitude is one of the least articulate of the emotions, especially when it is deep.

We have enjoyed so much freedom for so long that we are perhaps in danger of forgetting how much blood it cost to establish the Bill of Rights.

It is a wise man who said that there is no greater inequality than the equal treatment of unequals.

Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late.

Freedom of speech and of the press are essential to the enlightenment of a free people and in restraining those who wield power.

There can be no security where there is fear.

No office in the land is more important than that of being a citizen.

Life is singing with joy when you're smiling.

I'm the last person to ask 'what do you remember' from a particular time period... I like to learn from the past... not 'live' in it.

An open mind isn't the same thing as an empty head.

Getting countries working together was my job every day as your secretary of state.

Kids who don't eavesdrop on adult conversations are doomed to a childhood of ignorance.

I've always been around dudes and sports.

How to overcome that seemingly impossible issue... Pray more words about it than you speak.

I have to give people time to take a picture, and sign autographs. I have to be generous to people. It is in my heart. Without that, I would not be Manny Pacquiao.

Music is fun. It should be fun. And that's the key, I think. Keep it as the thing you love.

Only you know who you were born to be and you need to be free to be that person.