The final greatness of the presidency lies in the truth that it is not just an office of incredible power but a breeding ground of indestructible myth.

No America without democracy, no democracy without politics no politics without parties, no parties without compromise and moderation.

In the end, the difference between Conservatism and Liberalism seems to be this: the Conservative thinks of liberty as something to be preserved, the Liberal thinks of it as something to be enlarged.

No form of government can survive that excludes dictatorship when the life of the nation is at stake.

Conservatism is the worship of dead revolutions.

Even if a government can be constitutional without being democratic, it cannot be democratic without being constitutional.

Let most men have a finger and they will have the whole hand before you know. Let a clan cheif have a finger and he will have the entire arm.

The Arts are the only acceptable theatre of war for peace.

If we don't fight, we've already lost. Without hope, without trying, there's no point.

I am just a businessman, giving the people what they want.

Life is a sleep, love is a dream; and you have lived if you have loved.

I'm often uncomfortable taking pictures, especially if people are grieving, or hurt, or hungry. At such times I have to remind myself that I'm a photographer and that this is my job.

Even if it were true that we need God to be moral, it would of course not make God's existence more likely, merely more desirable (many people cannot tell the difference)

It is important to remind young people that peace is the only victory.

It ain't easy being cheesy!

Remember above all that mental stability comes by examining the contents of the mind, not by avoidence.