To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded to the human race.

Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.

The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.

Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.

Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.

No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.

We need more of the Office Desk and less of the Show Window in politics. Let men in office substitute the midnight oil for the limelight.

It takes a great man to be a good listener.

Liberty is not collective, it is personal. All liberty is individual liberty.

Nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent.

You can't increase prosperity by taxing success.

She needed intimacy and a sense of partaking in, not just observing, real life.

Playing a character who's dealing not only with a superpower but having a normal relationship is easy to associate with, because I feel that everyone has been through it.

Classical music's ability to translate emotional themes is fantastic.

Someone once said you could tell the people who were in the most successful relationships by the bite marks on their tongues.

The presidency of Barack Obama is a case study in stupid does.

All our failures are ultimately failures in love.

I didn't do this for other people; I did this for me. I fought for this right for me - does that sound selfish?

I do assume that a character or a place is inexhaustible and will always reward further attention.

You're required to be outspoken in journalism, and in television you're exposed anyway, because everyone watches it.

The window-lights, myriads and myriads,Bloom from the walls like climbing flowers.