How often the fear of one evil leads into a worse.

During World War I, Germany had only 25 of its vaunted submarines sailing at any one time.

Within you right now is the power to do things you never dreamed possible. This power becomes available to you just as soon as you can change your beliefs.

Assume a virtue if you have it not.

When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'.

I think I would have a very, very good relationship with Vladimir Putin, and I think I would have a very, very good relationship with Russia.

The story of women's struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organization but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights

The most difficult battle you ever fight is the battle to be unique in a world that will marshal its every force to keep you the same.

I questioned everything. I didn't see a character developed in Platoon at all. The character in Blue Velvet was much more fascinating to me

We do not have the God-given right to shape every nation in our image or as we choose.

It was a phenomenon I noticed many years ago. Young people were just giving up every bit of information about themselves they could.