A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.

If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power.

For every obstacle there is a solution. Persistence is the key. The greatest mistake is giving up!

The middle of the road is all of the usable surface. The extremes, right and left, are in the gutters.

Leadership consists of nothing but taking responsibility for everything that goes wrong and giving your subordinates credit for everything that goes well.

The supreme quality of leadership is integrity.

If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom.

You don't lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.

Always try to associate yourself with and learn as much as you can from those who know more than you do, who do better than you, who see more clearly than you.

To be true to one's own freedom is, in essence, to honor and respect the freedom of all others.

Change based on principle is progress. Constant change without principle becomes chaos.

Great depth of beingness and creativity often come with great woundedness.

My life used to be full of everything. Now if you aren't with me I haven't a thing in the world.

I remember being on a black-and-white set all day and then going out into daylight and being amazed by the colour.

You can have children and love them with all your heart and soul, and love your family, and it's still OK to have a fire in you. That doesn't have anything to do with your family.

It's so hard and impossible to shoot in L.A. The costs are astronomical.

I'd been a thriller reader all my life.

Marlon once said to me about being an actor: Can you imagine going to work every day and pretending to be someone else?

Nothing is lost as long as courage remains

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