They have vilified me, they have crucified me - yes, they have even criticized me!

Power is dangerous unless you have humility.

If a man's handshake is no good all the {legal} paper in the world won't make it good.

The police are not here to create disorder, they're here to preserve disorder.

I'm not the last of the old bosses. I'm the first of the new leaders.

The Democratic Party is the party that opened its arms. We opened them to every nationality, every creed. We opened them to the immigrants. The Democratic Party is the party of the people.

Look at our Lords disciples. One denied Him; one doubted Him; one betrayed Him. If our Lord couldn't have perfection, how are you going to have it in city government?

If a man can't put his arms around his sons and help them, then what's the world coming to?

We shall reach greater and greater platitudes of achievment.

Gentlemen, let's get the thing straight once and for all. The policeman isn't there to create disorder. The policeman is there to preserve disorder.

We have to face it: in America today the way to have fun and celebrate is to break a store window and take something. That's the way it is, today in America, and we have to accept it

Our society shuns people for being a bright light in the world. Sometimes if you are too futuristic people do not like how revolutionary you are

I haven't changed much, over the years. I use less adjectives, now, and have a kinder heart, perhaps.

I am interested in personal stories because that's when people become expressive, spontaneous and heartfelt.

There's always a risk when the candidate becomes president: Will he deliver what is expected of him?

Many people think I'm a television personality. I never have been! Just someone who acts it.

It must require an inordinate share of vanity and presumption, too, after enjoying so much that is good and beautiful on earth, to ask the Lord for immortality in addition to it all.

Every situation, properly perceived, becomes an opportunity.

And what excites me most is the type of public, the fact that the Parisian people have a broader cultural understanding than many Americans do.

I still enjoy watching films more than making them.