What is inherently wrong with the word 'politician' if the fellow has devoted his life to holding public office and trying to do something for his people?

Power is dangerous unless you have humility.

If a man's handshake is no good all the {legal} paper in the world won't make it good.

The police are not here to create disorder, they're here to preserve disorder.

I'm not the last of the old bosses. I'm the first of the new leaders.

The Democratic Party is the party that opened its arms. We opened them to every nationality, every creed. We opened them to the immigrants. The Democratic Party is the party of the people.

Look at our Lords disciples. One denied Him; one doubted Him; one betrayed Him. If our Lord couldn't have perfection, how are you going to have it in city government?

They have vilified me, they have crucified me - yes, they have even criticized me!

If a man can't put his arms around his sons and help them, then what's the world coming to?

We shall reach greater and greater platitudes of achievment.

Gentlemen, let's get the thing straight once and for all. The policeman isn't there to create disorder. The policeman is there to preserve disorder.

While you are not responsible for the actions of another, you are able to consciously respond to everything in your reality. Your power to respond is your power to create.

I imagine the future and I smile grimly. There's only one way to make that happen. It's time to fight

I never sat down and said, 'I'm going to write historical fiction with strong romantic elements.' It was just the way the stories went.

Your job as an actor is to stay employed.

it is a little considered fact that simply in the process of becoming a mother, one does not automatically become a saint.

When you own something, you can call it what you want.

Be good only if being bad ain't more fun.

For some it is love undeniably. For others it is making it work, never actually knowing what it is.

Dead fish don't swim around in jealous tides.

Stand up, be bold, and take the blame on your own shoulders. Do not go about throwing mud at others; for all the faults you suffer from, you are the sole and only cause.