Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

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.

We are in the age of achievements provided we are adequately informed. we are not too young to make a difference nor too old to chart a new course

It is gratefulness which makes the soul great.

There is nothing else that so kills the ambitions of a person as criticisms from superiors. I never criticize anyone...If I like anything, I am hearty in my approbation and lavish in my praise.

I often close my eyes because I can't tolerate violence.

If you can make something genuine, then the ground is fertile for introducing something new. And that happened a few times in my life where I could sow the seeds and see something grow out of it.

People say you can't make movies about your politics or the environment. And, generally speaking, I completely divide those sides of my brain.

I've always loved musical theatre. I've always been a big kind of closeted musical theatre nerd. I really have always dreamed about being able to do musical theatre.

"Love is a luxury." "No. Love is an element." An element. Like air to breathe, earth to stand on.

If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed.

My advice to educators is collaborate with parents; they know a lot about their kids.