I believe that this Nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to earth.

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.

When you go through a negative situation, don't think about it. Make it positive.

I love devastating movies, documentaries and hummingbirds (yes, in that order).

Unlike most great talkers, the rooks are good workers, too.

I think I may have been the only person to be rewarded charitably and get a tax deduction for swearing on film!

Character is more important than any other leadership trait.

I am learning to see loneliness as a seed that, when planted deep enough, can grow into writing that goes back out into the world.

I have loads of underwear, but only wear the bras because I never wear knickers.

A color which would be 'dirty' if it were the color of a wall, needn't be so in a painting.

In general, the larger the breeding population, the slower the rate of evolution.

"It doesn't matter how long it takes." She thought of him, of them, the lifetime already shared. "It's how long it lasts."