Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

No gains without pains.

A hungry man is not a free man.

Some people approach every problem with an open mouth.

Eggheads, unite! You have nothing to lose but your yolks.

Your public servants serve you right; indeed often they serve you better than your apathy and indifference deserve.

Some of us worship in churches, some in synagogues, some on golf courses...

A wise man who stands firm is a statesman, a foolish man who stands firm is a catastrophe.

If we value the pursuit of knowledge, we must be free to follow wherever that search may lead us. The free mind is no barking dog to be tethered on a ten-foot chain.

Self-Criticism is the secret weapon of democracy, and candor and confession are good for the political soul.

Man is a strange animal, he doesn't like to read the handwriting on the wall until his back is up against it.

Self-defense was an accepted motive for murder.

I had a long-lasting love affair with the flavors from Japan and the hustling New York street vendors. And, of course, a life-changing return to Ethiopia has made huge impacts on my life in food.

I seek a deeper truth, but I don't think I have to go to a building designated for worship to find it.

To solve the problem of organizing world peace we must establish world law and order.

I naturally gravitate to darker characters. Gotham. Batman's suit. It's all dark; he's very interesting. It all comes from his builds and guts.

I truly believe that [America loves] the people that don't play to the audience and are just themselves.

There is nothing to be found in a beehive that is not submerged in a bee. And yet you can search a bee forever with cyclotron and fluoroscope, and you will never find the hive.

If I should die, and you should choose to carry on my work, you are welcome to visit my grave. Pour some water on it and shout three times. I want to hear your voice.

I think when a time comes, a change comes, and you have to recognize the change but also believe in yourself.

And the more pity that great folk should have count'nance in this world to drown or hang themselves more than their even-Christen.