If you want a world ruled by law and not by force you must build up, from the very grassroots, a respect for law.

It's your life-but only if you make it so.

Success must include two things: the development of an individual to his utmost potentiality and a contribution of some kind to one's world.

To be mature you have to realize what you value most... Not to arrive at a clear understanding of one's own values is a tragic waste. You have missed the whole point of what life is for.

I am convinced that every effort must be made in childhood to teach the young to use their own minds. For one thing is sure: If they don't make up their minds, someone will do it for them.

...no one can afford not to be a man. No position can compensate for coming face to face with a robot when you are alone.

Aline!" Isabelle looked appalled. "You can't just go around asking people what it's like to be a vampire.

In politics a straight line is the shortest distance to disaster.

Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended.

I'm thankful because all the hard work and sacrifices were worth it in the end.

I only watch MSNBC for the news.

I don't think Mitt Romney is a smart person. I never have thought he was a smart person. But the Mormons are very smart people.

Advice is more agreeable in the mouth than in the ear.

My scripts are always heavily noted. If I can take a director to one side and say, "Do you mind if we try this?," a few days before, that's usually a better way of doing it then on the day.

The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope.

Retrench in everything that is bad and worthless, and improve in everything that is good and beautiful.