To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain.

You can't fight the desert... you have to ride with it.

When I die, remember that what you knew of me is with you always. What is buried is only the shell of what was. Do not regret the shell, but remember the man. Remember the father.

There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning.

Knowledge is like money: To be of value it must circulate, and in circulating it can increase in quantity and, hopefully, in value.

Victory is won not in miles but in inches. Win a little now, hold your ground, and later, win a little more.

There are good men everywhere. I only wish they had louder voices.

The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel too fast, and you miss all you are traveling for.

Only one who has learned much can fully appreciate his ignorance.

Long ago I learned nothing gets done by just wishing it. You have to do it.

There is nothing more dangerous than a woman with a shotgun. Because you don't know when it's going to go off...and neither does she.

Real christians always forgive before they are asked for forgiveness.

At the unconscious level, Americans believe that good people succeed, that success is bestowed upon you by God. Your success demonstrates that God loves you.

I want all the gold that there is out there — everything that exists in figure skating. In all events, in all competitions.

But as usual there's no answer to this. As usual, that's just how it is.

Nothing important on Wall Street can be counted on to occur exactly in the same way as it happened before.

I've been thinking about Jesus. Don't you find it a bit strange that, since He was living with His family and all, He up and left them just when they needed him most?

My parents say that even as a very, very little kid, the way that I acted was dramatically different from other little kids.

Hollywood is, I always argue, has a great track record of making good films.

Obama has been the single worst president in modern American history in dealing with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

As a first-time director in America, I feel I've been very fortunate.