In a time of turbulence and change, it is more true than ever that knowledge is power.

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.

The prospect of change is a many-fanged beast, my dear.

God has not changed. His laws have not changed. He is still a God of love and mercy But He is also a God of righteousness and judgment.

But you are still you I'm still meAnd we are still we

People with power do not regulate their behavior as much. They become egocentric and preoccupied with their own self-interest, which eclipses their awareness of the interests of others.

The nations which have put mankind and posterity most in their debt have been small states - Israel Athens Florence Elizabethan England.

It was that famous joke: What's the last thing the drummer said before he got kicked out of the band? 'Hey, I wrote a song.'

I take all the negatives and try to turn it into a positive.

Motivation has to come from within. I make up my mind to shoot for the moon. Even if I don't make it, I'll be among the stars.

In literature and in life we ultimately pursue, not conclusions, but beginnings.

A lot like yesterday, a lot like never.