I was never accepted into certain parts of New England society because my grandfather was an Irish barkeep.

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.

Bringing the essence of life in form of experience is the most crucial element in the development of human mind.

We are on a journey not to be perfect, but to be whole.

I would have made a terrible parent. The first time my child didn't do what I wanted, I'd kill him.

The development of general ability for independent thinking and judgment should always be placed foremost, not the acquisition of special knowledge.

So much of being a woman is telling lies

The daisy is fair, the day-lily rare, The bud o' the rose as sweet as it's bonnie.

Symbolism perhaps is a bit in your face, and I've tried my best to control that as best I can as I've grown older and thought that one could approach something with a little more subtlety.

Blossom time has come and many ancient seekers are today getting their Self Realization.

I didn't study music. I literally lived it.

Listen to people, gain advice and gain the respect of your fellow team-mates. Make sure you put in the hours and you'll have fun.