I don't pity any man who does hard work worth doing. I admire him. I pity the creature who does not work, at whichever end of the social scale he may regard himself as being.

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

Believe you can and you're halfway there.

Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.

Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.

A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.

This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in.

Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month.

When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not guilty.'

A man who is good enough to shed his blood for the country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards.

Once you “believe” that you can do it and do take the first step forward, stop doubting yourself.

If you're still believing, then you're almost there!

The most important issue we have to deal with is freedom of movement.

Life is the path you beat while you walk it.

I wish to be moved. I cannot feel in life. I must have others do it for me in theater.

You usually find me writing what I like to think of as intelligent summer action and genre films.

Despite everything, no one can dictate who you are to other people.

Creativity isn't about wild talent as much as it's about productivity. To find new ideas that work, you need to try a lot that don't. It's a pure numbers game.

My parents were liberal intellectuals but even they expected me to stay at home and look after my younger siblings and do the housework.

No, dance is not a monster. The stage is monstrous, not in the negative sense but on the grandiose side. And dance is sacred as something emotionally strong happens.