Don't ask 'Why', ask instead, 'Why not'.

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.

An attitude of gratitude is one of the greatest attitudes of life.

That spring was the start of everything, for me. Before then, I might have been half-asleep, drifting through life.

Enjoy every minute you have with those you love, my dear, for no one can take joy that is past away from you. It will be there in your heart to live on when the dark days come.

Nature is mythical and mystical always, and works with the license and extravagance of genius. She has her luxurious and florid style as well as art.

I won't say anything, but you should tell them. It's not weakness to admit you're not perfect.

One hopes that each piece contains enough space for several narratives.

I had had a huge background in the nuance of the accent because I went to drama school in England for four years.

Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon.

That's what you want: you want projects that you fall in love with. I don't think you pick your projects; you fall in love with them.

I like the girls in Ecuador. They are more gentle and trusting, more innocent. They are not as suspicious of strangers as Colombian girls.