I want to weep too, not for me but for us all--for rich or poor, educated or illiterate, here we are finally reduced to a sameness in this sisterhood of deprivation.

No, Ashok. Love is not a tap. It flows and flows like blood from a wound, and you can die of it.

Never stop dreaming, but please stop sleeping!

Eventually everyone will give up on you

...the villagers had decided that 'practical' meant 'extremely magical and full of interesting objects' and had officially subtitled themselves, Winesap: A Pracktical Towne.

I've made enough jokes about Iran's leadership that I'm sure if I showed up that I would get a nice escort - to the main prison - and then I could do a show there.

Let dull critics feed upon the carcases of plays; give me the taste and the dressing.

As president, the first thing I will do is secure the border. It will take money, manpower, and technology - but most of all, it will take political will.

Past experience with fiscal austerity at home and overseas strongly suggests that it is best for the economy's long-run performance to restrain government spending rather than raise taxes.

Time never runs backward when I need it to. Not for me, and not for anyone else.

The most transformative and gentle humility and pride. But they transform in opposite ways.

I do not exist to impress the world. I exist to live my life in a way that will make me happy.