The one who pursues revenge should dig two graves.

It is possible to have pardon without forgiveness-a murderer can be pardoned by the governor, but that does not mean the victim's family has forgiven him. And there can be forgiveness without pardon.

Patriotism without criticism has no head; criticism without patriotism has no heart.

It's often said that leadership is the art of getting people to do what you want, and making them think it's what they want. This captures a lot of what Abraham Lincoln did.

No one loves an archive better than I do. I can smell a good one half-a-block away - all that brittle papyrus dust is music to my nostrils.

Stephen A.Douglas was a risk-taker by temperament; I expect that Lincoln - Douglas debates represented another risk he just couldn't resist. He lived to regret it.

Be grateful with what you have, So you will live your life without regret.

Acting is what I love. I love being the chameleon, and you can't do that if you have just one physical type.

After three major movies, I was like, 'Oh, I guess you're supposed to get a publicist?' Girls that are in the business now that are successful are more savvy.

Whatever you have to do to have a good time, let's get on with it, so long as it doesn't cause a murder.

I nominate the Reverend Ian Paisley for the position of First Minister of northern Ireland

I'm a hard-mouthed north-eastern lad. That's me - the Eminem of Northeast England.

I've never thought about it before, but I suppose bad people might need someone to pray to, too.

I would agree that President Carter didn't live up to the expectation we all had when he came in 1976. My husband and I were young idealists who worked on his campaign.

Our Constitution is the envy of the world, as it should be for it is the grand design of the finest nation on earth.