Only Americans can hurt America.

If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power.

For every obstacle there is a solution. Persistence is the key. The greatest mistake is giving up!

The middle of the road is all of the usable surface. The extremes, right and left, are in the gutters.

Leadership consists of nothing but taking responsibility for everything that goes wrong and giving your subordinates credit for everything that goes well.

The supreme quality of leadership is integrity.

If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom.

A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.

You don't lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.

Always try to associate yourself with and learn as much as you can from those who know more than you do, who do better than you, who see more clearly than you.

To be true to one's own freedom is, in essence, to honor and respect the freedom of all others.

Sometimes, the most healing thing we can do for another human being, is to listen to them, just ... LISTEN.

Throughout history there have been those who have created change, and others who have feared it.

God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures.

Creativity means to push open the heavy, groaning doorway to life.

It seems to me that there's a terrible misunderstanding between us. It seems to me that I love you a great deal, my friends.

That ain't me, that ain't my face. It wasn't even me when I was trying to be that face. I wasn't even really me them; I was just being the way I looked, the way people wanted.

I come from an everyday middle class family in India. The film industry reached us only through our television sets and cinema halls.

I've built my homeland, I've even founded my state - in my language.

I am able to say that while I am not ruggedly well, I am not ill enough to excite an undertaker.

The revolutionary artist does not only focus on the negative aspects of capitalist lives, but also creates visions of a revolutionary future.