There will be certain things in a man that have to be won, not forced; inspired, not compelled.

This man, Comrades, has a nice smile, but he has iron teeth.

It is a barren kind of criticism which tells you what a thing is not.

Self-respect cannot be hunted. It cannot be purchased. It is never for sale.

The source of better ideas is wisdom. The surest path to wisdom is a liberal education.

Books won't stay banned. They won't burn. Ideas won't go to jail.

A Socrates in every classroom.

Could Hamlet have been written bya committee, or the Mona Lisa painted by a club? Could the NewTestament have been composed as a conference report?

Liberal learning is both a safeguard against false ideas of freedom and a source of true ones.

I commend my soul to any god that can find it.

The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.

The more perfect a person is on the outside, the more demons they have on the inside.

I know I'm good when I'm hitting the ball the other way - that's Albert Pujols.

I think all movies are political. The ones that are not political intentionally are the worst, and have the worst politics, I think.

My brother Mark still lives in the house we grew up in.

The bottom line on attitude is that a good one helps to increase your possibilities. Pessimists usually get what they expect. So do optimists.

Jack Nicholson is a hero of mine.

I love seeing someone else's health improve.

Power is what men seek, and any group that gets it will abuse it. It is the same story.