Look to the past and remember no empire rises that sooner or later won't fall.

You can truly grieve for every officer who's been lost in the line of duty in this country, and still be troubled by cases of police overreach.

Fear is an insidious and deadly thing. It can warp judgment, freeze reflexes, breed mistakes. Worse, it's contagious.

I think one day youll find that you're the hero you've been looking for.

I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a little looking out for the other fella, too.

You have to develop a style that suits you and pursue it, not just develop a bag of tricks.

It is not always possible to be the best, but it is always possible to improve your own performance.

The only weapon with which the unconscious patient can immediately retaliate upon the incompetent surgeon is hemorrhage.

Never treat your audience as customers, always as partners.

It may sound corny, but what's wrong with wanting to fight for your country. Why are people reluctant to use the word patriotism?

You must be oh-so smart, or oh-so pleasant. For years I was smart. I recommend pleasant...and you may quote me.

To think that two bodies, crooked by life into question marks, when encountering one another did not form a heart.. To do that, all we needed was to look each other in the eye. But you looked away.

When nothing is for sure, we remain alert, perennially on our toes. It is more exciting not to know which bush the rabbit is hiding behind than to behave as though we knew everything.

I always want to make people dance so there'll always be an element of dance in my music.

A great man, tender of heart, strong of nerve, boundless patience and broadest sympathy, with no motive apart from his country.

For me the definition of a patriot is someone who is willing to constantly question the government; that’s what separates us from other countries.

Brad Pitt is so good-looking there's a lightbulb inside of him shooting good-looking-ness in all directions.

I've loved my 20s, but I would never repeat them.

Players have a great deal of flexibility when conducting diplomatic relations with their allies.

Thousands of years ago only Christ could walk on the water. Today anybody can do it; you just step on the garbage.

True artists are prophets. I don't want to be that prophetic in that sense because it's so lonely.