There are singular moments in history, dates that divide all that goes before from all that comes after.

The anchor in our world today is freedom, holding us steady in times of change, a symbol of hope to all the world.

If the American people knew what we have done, they would string us up from the lamp posts.

Ageing's alright, better than the alternative, which is not being here.

The defense budget is more than a piggy bank for people who want to get busy beating swords into pork barrels.

Real improvement in our schools is not simply a matter of spending more, it is a matter of expecting more.

If the people were to ever find out what we have done, we would be chased down the streets and lynched.

In crucial things, unity. In important things, diversity. In ALL things, generosity.

Think about every problem, every challenge, we face. The solution to each starts with education.

I do not like broccoli. And I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli.

We don't want an America that is closed to the world. What we want is a world that is open to America.

Achievement has no color

Mother Maybelle, have mercy, we've just been discovered.

I am in love, and the river is beginning to ice over. I’d better go drown myself before I freeze to death.

Pope is questioning my faith. I was very surprised to see it. But I am a Christian, and I'm proud of it.

Family faces are magic mirrors. Looking at people who belong to us, we see the past, present and future.

I don't remember ever not knowing about acting.

Religion is a group of scam artists that sell the calming idea that your body is a temple of God, while your mind belongs to them.

If you can eat sawdust without butter, you can be a success in the law.

Don't be afraid to do something unconventional, to take a chance, to risk something.

Mr Michener, as timeless as a stack of 'National Geographics,' is the ultimate Summer Writer. Just as one goes back to the cottage in Maine, so one goes back to one's Michener.