People say I am ruthless. I am not ruthless. And if I find the man who is calling me ruthless, I shall destroy him.

There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why? I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?

Every time you stand up for an ideal, you send forth a tiny ripple of hope.

I believe that, as long as there is plenty, poverty is evil. Government belongs wherever evil needs an adversary and there are people in distress.

There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why... I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?

While free markets tend to democratize a society, unfettered capitalism leads invariably to corporate control of government.

Each time a man stands up for an ideal or acts to improve the lot of others or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.

Progress is a nice word. But change is its motivator. And change has its enemies.

Too often we honor swagger and bluster and the wielders of force; too often we excuse those who are willing to build their own lives on the shattered dreams of others.

It is the essence of responsibility to put the public good ahead of personal gain

In your hands lies the future of your world and the fulfilment of the best qualities of your own spirit.

If we reflect, we shall recognize.

Belief is a shelter, a prison for a curious mind.

Though they were Liberals they were not democrats; nor yet infidels.

Every artist should want to be like Michael Jackson

We need a little more compassion, and if we cannot have it, then no politician or even a magician can save the planet.

Reasonable men adapt themselves to their environment; unreasonable men try to adapt their environment to themselves. Thus all progress is the result of the efforts of unreasonable men.

I don't use scientific data as a foundation for believing in God - I use it as an enrichment of my knowledge of God.

If you get bored with nothing to do, you are not a writer ... We are in the business of reproducing reality from nothing. We are the biggest liars in the world, seeking truth.

We've got to teach history based not on what's in fashion, but what's important.

When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength.