My mother believed and my father believed that if I wanted to be president of the United States, I could be, I could be Vice President!

You cannot go to a 7-Eleven or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent.

Don't tell me what you value. Show me your budget and I'll tell you what you value.

I do not believe that we have a right to tell other people, women, that they can't control their bodies.

No Ordinary American Cares About Their Constitutional Rights

A lucky person gets up in the morning, puts both feet on the floor, knows what they're about to do and thinks it still matters.

Failure at some point in your life is inevitable, but giving up is unforgivable.

We must rekindle the fire of idealism in our society, for nothing suffocates the promise of America more than unbounded cynicism and indifference.

Most liberals think of civil liberties as their Achilles heel. It isn't.

If we do everything right, if we do it with absolute certainty, there's still a 30% chance we're going to get it wrong.

America's leaders have to find a way to work together, rise to the challenge, and come up with solutions as bold and visionary as the people of this nation.

Whining is not only graceless, but can be dangerous. It can alert a brute that a victim is in the neighborhood.

You can rise to greater heights with determined spirit and hope.

There is a Destiny which has the control of our actions, not to be resisted by the strongest efforts of Human Nature.

As partisans of our own way of life, we cannot help thinking in a partisan manner.

In all my songs, I take on roles and play characters. It's a unique way to explore ideas and decisions I might not think or make in real life.

Wherever a Scotsman goes, here goes Burns. His grand whole, catholic soul squares with the good of all; therefore we find him in everything, everywhere.

I think I can be beautiful with all the little stuff done, and I can be ugly. A lot of attractive actresses can't be ugly.

I am not sure I trust you." "You can trust me with your life, My King." "But not with my wine, obviously. Give it back.

Let there be no illusions. The Communion is broken and fragmented. The Communion will break.

Ever since then I have known that if all the values in this world are more or less questionable, the most important thing in life is kindness.