People who don't vote have no call on political leaders!

Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it.

You just need to be a flea against injustice. Enough committed fleas biting strategically can make even the biggest dog uncomfortable and transform even the biggest nation.

The question is not whether we can afford to invest in every child; it is whether we can afford not to.

Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree.

You're not obligated to win. You're obligated to keep trying to do the best you can every day.

Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life, and not something you do in your spare time.

We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee.

It's time for greatness - not for greed. It's a time for idealism - not ideology. It is a time not just for compassionate words, but compassionate action.

Learn to be quiet enough to hear the genuine within yourself so that you can hear it in others.

The future which we hold in trust for our own children will be shaped by our fairness to other people's children.

The home is the ultimate career. All other careers exist for one purpose, and that is to support the ultimate career.

I never thought I'd land in pictures with a face like mine.

The greatest proof that the Bible is inspired is that it has stood so much bad preaching.

I feel like the Internet has really freed everything up to an extent, hasn't it? That radio maybe doesn't have quite the power that it had before.

...the mayor should not be advancing a policy that encourages [illegal] immigrants to think of New York City as their safe haven.

Let there be nothing untried; for nothing happens by itself, but men obtain all things by trying.

I feel like whatever you've done in your career, good or bad, it's nothing but preparation for the big events to come.

Even when there seems to be nothing else, there is hope.

We need more male black teachers, tempting them with extra cash if necessary.

Everybody's got their own particular vision which is a personal thing.