While they came from a variety of religious backgrounds and held a wide variety of religious beliefs, each of our presidents in his own way has placed a special trust in God.

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.

Faith requires following the power of a whisper.

It was 10:30 in the morning and I was already running behind. This is hardly unusual, but it pisses me off every single time.

She felt the familiar calmness of an emergency, but she understood the falseness of that feeling, now that it was her life at stake.

The fact that every part of this ship was built by the low bidder.

Responding to the question "If Mr. Stalin dies, what will be the effect on international affairs?" That is a good question for you to ask, not a wise question for me to answer.

I believe the word "perfection" should be changed to "pure fiction" - it's just not possible!

I've read a lot of books, so I know bunches of stuff that sounds like it could be true.

Doing the right thing isn't always easy - in fact, sometimes it's real hard - but just remember that doing the right thing is always right.

As a young, Black man in America, I look out and (realize) that our community is the most affected by HIV.

Enjoyment always has a spoiling, otherwise it cannot be so.